52 deported for violating labour and residency laws

TDT | Manama

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The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has deported 52 individuals, during the period of 16 to 22 March 2025, for violating Bahrain’s labour and residency laws. It also announced that 957 inspection campaigns and visits were carried out during the same period, which resulted in the detention of 16 violating irregular workers.

The inspection campaigns and visits also resulted in monitoring several violations related to the provisions of several of regulating laws, especially the Labour Market Regulatory Authority and the Residency Laws in the Kingdom of Bahrain, noting that legal measures were taken regarding the observed violations.

The authority pointed out that 950 inspection visits were carried out on various shops in all governorates, in addition to 7 joint inspection campaigns, that included 1 campaign in the Capital Governorate, 1 campaign in the Muharraq Governorate, 1 campaign in the Northern Governorate and 4 campaigns in the Southern Governorate.

The government entities that participated in the campaigns are the Ministry of Interior, represented by the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA), and the Governorate’s respective Police Directorate, as well as the Southern Area Municipality and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Joint coordination

The Authority affirmed the continuation of joint coordination with government agencies to intensify inspection campaigns in all governorates of the Kingdom and to address any violations or practices that negatively affect the stability and competitiveness of the labour market or harm the economic and social security of the Kingdom.