Labour Ministry launches interactive e-services

TDT | Manama

Hiring an employee or getting hired in Bahrain has never been this easier, thanks to the Labour Ministry’s new e-services. Making life easier for job seekers and employers here in Bahrain are some of the brand new services rolled out by the Ministry of Labour and Social development.

Electronic employment fair, which now has nearly 2000 vacancies, job-seeker registration, on the job training, e-Evaluation of Job seekers are some amongst them. So, if you are need of a job, all needed is logging on to www.mlsd.gov.bh and make a choice. The services, Labour and Social Development Minister, Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan said, are designed to provide a platform for employers and job-seekers to communicate and interact easily.

“Using modern technology to accelerate digital transformation is one of the set goals of the Labour ministry,” the minister said. Humaidan added: “Bahrain is working hard to justify its prestigious international status as a country with one of the best governments.”

The interactive e-Services, the minister said, enables employers to remain informed about job-seekers and choose those who meet their needs from the national talent pool. “The facility, which also allows employers to update their vacancy status, makes the hiring process hassle-free.”

Making this facility further secure is its direct link to the Information e-Government Authority, the Social Insurance Organisation and the Labour Fund (Tamkeen). “Any data provided by the beneficiary, whether an employer or a job seeker, must be identical to the data in those government agencies,” the minister said.

Explaining further, the minister said that in going forward all labour-related transactions will be electronic, through the Labour Ministry’s website, www.mlsd.gov.bh, to save time and efforts of employers and job-seekers. eServices for employers Humaidan said that the ministry would introduce the e-services for employers soon.

The new services are for delivering e-consultations for employers, approve training sessions and trainers, as well as allow to register information about labour accommodation and report labour accidents, among others.

Unemployment support services, institutions services, Financial assistance services, Family social services, Childhood social services, elderly social services, and NGOs services are some of the other listed services on the ministry page.