The Bahraini Cabinet announced on Monday extending the 50% wage support of citizens working in the sectors affected with Coronavirus until the end of this year.

Parliament Affairs Minister Ghanim Al-Buainain said that the government cannot force the private sector to employ Bahrainis, adding that the Ministry of Labour nominates the unemployed for the companies and concerned parties that, in their part, choose among the unemployed.

Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) President Samir Nass issued a statement by the Chamber to discuss the meeting he held with the Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

Bahraini Shura Council's Services Committee discussed during its meeting a bill to add a 36th Article to the Social Insurance Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No. (24) of 1976.

Number of Bahraini women working in the private sector reached 30,284, official statistics revealed. The jobs these women occupy are divided into 10 categories, including finance and accounting, education, construction and contracting, transport and services, IT, healthcare, law among others.

Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan stressed that over 7000 Bahrainis retired in 2016 due to what he called “rumours about changing retirement benefits”.

The Executive Director of the Labor Market Regulatory Authority Osama al-Absi, confirmed that “all employers were obliged to transfer all salaries to all workers to the banks, and they are expected to start these transfers during 2018.