MLSD Minister praises Nasser bin Hamad's directives to allocate 5 million dinars to support affected families and citizen
26-05-2020
His Excellency the Minister of Labour and Social Development, Mr Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, praised the directives of His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, National Security Advisor and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF), to the Coordination and Follow-up Committee of the “Feena Khair” campaign, concerned with distributing aid, to allocate five million dinars to support needy Bahraini families and citizens affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He stressed that this directive will contribute to alleviating the burden on these citizens, including needy families, productive families and home-based business owners whose businesses were affected by the precautionary measures taken to combat the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in addition to uninsured business owners registered with the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, as well as the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, who have virtual commercial registrations and whose businesses were affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Humaidan said that the Ministry of Labour and Social Development is in direct and continuous contact with the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) to implement the directives of His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and ensure the rapid distribution of aid to those who are entitled to it and those affected by the precautionary measures taken to combat the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Foundation has been provided with lists of affected productive families and uninsured business owners, to be distributed among those benefitting from the directive. In the same context, Humaidan commended the generous directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the great King of the country, may God protect and preserve him, to assist needy families registered with the Royal Humanitarian Foundation and the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, who are affected by the crisis, to alleviate the financial burdens they face during this exceptional situation.