MLSD Minister reviews with PM BuHammoud efforts to ensure the stability of national employment in the private sector

07-06-2020

His Excellency the Minister of Labour and Social Development, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority, Mr Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, met today, Sunday, in his office with Council of Representatives member Mr Mohammed Khalifa Bu Hamoud. Humaidan briefed Mr Bu Hamoud on the Ministry’s efforts, under the current exceptional circumstances, to safeguard the stability of national employment within private‑sector establishments and to ensure employers’ full implementation of preventive measures against the spread of Coronavirus (COVID‑19), thereby reinforcing workforce protection and safety. He reviewed the positive outcomes achieved through the Ministry’s engagement with institutions and companies that had notified Bahraini employees of forthcoming terminations, outlining the settlements reached and the corrective action taken to address each case. Humaidan affirmed that the Ministry maintains ongoing communication with private‑sector establishments to monitor the status of national workers, secure their job stability and prevent any infringement of their rights, while intensifying measures to mitigate the pandemic’s adverse impact on the labour market. He noted the serious cooperation shown by companies and institutions in retaining Bahraini employees whenever restructuring or workforce reductions are contemplated. Mr Bu Hamoud commended the Ministry’s dedicated efforts to uphold the stability and fundamental rights of Bahraini workers and to shield them from the pandemic’s negative repercussions. He also praised the Ministry’s oversight of employers’ adherence to all prescribed precautionary measures at workplaces and in workers’ accommodation.