permit) and (Flexible hospitality permit) where the latter has to do with the workers who will work
in the sector of restaurants, hotels and barbers and other professions requiring a special medical
examination. Actually the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has set the ceiling of
the workers under the system on a monthly basis, for purposes of reviewing and remedying any
negative impact on the labour market, and the model has actually begun to receive those wishing
to avail of it starting from July 2017.
28. The National Institution commends the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) adopting the
new and compulsory tripartite contract for household workers which organizes the relationship
between the employer, the agency owner and the household worker, which emerged based on
the outputs of the workshop particular to employment offices, in which participated the National
Institution, the employment offices and a number of relevant civil society organizations. This model
tripartite contract emerges to guarantee the rights of all its parties, whether the employer or the
owner of the employment agency or the household worker.
29. Within the framework of the National Institution building relations of cooperation and coordination
with the ministries, governmental bodies and relevant civil society organizations, particularly the
National Anti-human Trafficking Committee in cooperation with the Labour Market Regulatory
Authority (LMRA), it opened an office at the Centre for the Migrant Workers Protection Society
(MWPS), whereby this office would be a conduit between the National Institution and the residents
with a view to attaining the highest levels of promoting and protecting the segment of Migrant
Workers, and this effort is a fruition of the meetings and encounters undertaken by the National
Institution with the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and the Bahrain Association for
Employment Agencies.
30. The office of the National Institution in the National Anti-human Trafficking Committee (branch of
the Center of the Protection and Support of Migrant Workers) specializes in receiving complaints
related to human rights incoming from the Migrant Workers, and to study and discuss them and to
refer some of them to the competent quarters while following up on them effectively, or to point out
to those concerned the necessity of the procedures and assist them to adopt them, or to help resolve
them with the concerned quarters.
31. The efforts of the National Institution to open this office emerges in accordance with the expansive
jurisdiction granted to it in the establishment law, through promoting, developing and protecting
human rights, instilling their values, spreading awareness about them, and contributing to ensure
that they are respected, including the rights of Migrant Workers.
32. Concerning the power and authorization of the National Institution to receive complaints and
requests for legal assistance and advise related to the rights of Migrant Workers the National
Institution has received twenty six (26) requests for legal aid, which were of varied types including
the request for the intervention of the Institution in renewing the residence visa of the assistance
requesters, or assistance to know whether there is a criminal lawsuit against others from among
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