The concerned authority added that
it does not restrict inmates to a single
complaint mechanism, but rather
they have the freedom to choose the
body to which the complaint is submitted and the method of submission
(in writing, verbally, through direct
contact, or through their relatives or
legal representatives). It also explained that the Ministry is studying
the establishment of specialized offices in all security facilities responsible for receiving complaints pertaining to the facilities’ procedures and
monitoring them.
that aims to include national employment in the private sector and boost
preference of Bahrainis in employment by allocating a budget of (120)
million dinars to support employment and training over a period of
three years by the Labor Fund
(Tamkeen).
The concerned entity added that in
order to achieve these goals, the initiatives of the Economic Recovery
Plan (2022-2026) were launched,
which included a set of programs that
are summarized as follows:
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Requirement Four
Recommendations Pertaining to the
Right to an Adequate Standard of Living
(the Right to Work)
1) Text of the Recommendation:
Take the necessary measures to ensure
the rapid replacement of foreign workers by national workers, especially in
specialized fields that have an abundance of qualified nationals, while creating further job and training opportunities necessary to ensure that all citizens are employed in jobs commensurate with their educational qualifications.
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Summary of the Ministry of Labor’s response:
The concerned entity stated that it
operates within government policies
and initiatives that aim at ensuring
that Bahrainis have preference in
employment in the private sector.
These policies and initiatives build on
a set of relevant programs, perhaps
the most significant of which is the
National Employment Program (2.0)
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Provision of a wage subsidy support plan, whereby Bahraini
workers receive a subsidy of up
to 70% for the first year, 50% for
the second year and 30% for the
last year, in return for increasing
the additional fee for issuing
work permits under the Parallel
System.
Extension of the period of job vacancies announcements in the
press to recruit expatriate workers from abroad for 3 weeks to
keep them open to Bahrainis to
allow them the opportunity to
apply for the jobs.
Marketing and promotion of the
National Employment Program
(2.0) to both employers and job
seekers and introducing its advantages to increase the inflow
of job vacancies to the Ministry.
Launching an electronic system
to register job seekers, update
their data regularly, create a
valid and accurate database and
launch awareness campaigns to
encourage and attract national
job seekers.