Labour workers’ accommodations help

TDT | Manama

The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is contributing BD60,000 to a joint-project with the Capital Governorate to establish temporary housing for migrant workers and ensure their safe transfer to these facilities, as part of national efforts to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19).

BCCI’s contribution is within the framework of its close relationship with the governorate. Capital Governor Shaikh Hisham bin Abdul Rahman Al Khalifa praised the important role played by BCCI in supporting national efforts to contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19, and its support to traders under the current circumstances.

Shaikh Hisham said that this initiative confirms its active contribution to solving the problem of the congestion of migrant workers in their residences within the governorate. It is also in line with its proven national role in supporting the various initiatives for the benefit of both citizens and residents.

Shaikh Hisham called on various institutions and private sector companies to contribute to the efforts made by the governorate to reduce the intensity of expatriate labour workers through the establishment of temporary housing or donations of existing buildings for temporary housing.

For his part, BCCI chairman Samir Abdullah Nass said that this initiative comes in implementation of the royal directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, together with the efforts, cooperation and coordination with the esteemed government, to combat the coronavirus.

He stressed the importance of harnessing all of BCCI’s capabilities to support the national efforts to address this pandemic and its negative repercussions on various sectors.

He pointed out the chamber’s keenness to align with national efforts to protect the safety and stability of Bahraini society. The BCCI chief stressed that expatriate labour workers in the Kingdom are being fully cared for and respected by the government and that they enjoy all the rights guaranteed by the laws and legislations of the Kingdom.

He pointed out that all preventive measures are being taken to reinforce their protection and their safeguarding from the current epidemic.