Providing (3748) legal labor consultations from March 1 to April 19.. The Ministry of Labor and Social Development completes (438) requests for amicable settlement of labor disputes through the electr

26-04-2020

The Ministry of Labour and Social Development has, since the introduction of preventive and precautionary measures to contain and prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID‑19), completed a total of 438 electronic transactions in the labour field. These comprise receiving requests submitted to the Individual Labour Dispute Resolution Authority and issuing determinations on requests for individual amicable settlements or collective labour disputes, in addition to providing labour consultations of all kinds and responding to legal enquiries, as well as auditing the data of trade union organisations via the electronic system or by telephone. These actions contribute to stabilising the labour market, resolving disputes and conflicts in a manner that safeguards the rights of both parties to production, and reducing conflicts and complaints pending before the courts and judicial bodies. In this context, the Director of the Labour Relations, Mai Hassan Al Asmi, stated that during the period from 1 March to 19 April the Ministry received 438 complaints for amicable settlement of individual labour disputes, of which 174 were settled amicably between employers and workers; 132 remain under follow‑up to complete settlement; while 146 requests were archived due to failure to reach an amicable solution. As for collective labour complaints received via the Ministry’s electronic platforms, these totalled only two. The Directorate further indicated that, through its electronic services, the Ministry provided 157 labour consultations and responded to 3,748 legal enquiries from workers and employers, while auditing the data of 120 trade union organisations in the Kingdom of Bahrain. These eServices have responded swiftly to users’ needs and expectations, particularly by facilitating the use of the Ministry’s electronic platforms to obtain the required services with ease. The Ministry of Labour and Social Development has launched its electronic services in the labour and social fields on its website to facilitate public access to the services provided. Application forms have been created to be completed and submitted with the required attachments to dedicated email addresses for each service, as indicated on the Ministry’s official social media accounts: follow @mlsdbahrain on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Private training institutes and centres may contact the Ministry to obtain licences for training programmes and trainers by visiting www.mlsd.gov.bh, sending requests and enquiries to alc@mlsd.gov.bh, or calling 17873839, 17873622, or 17873624, or the hotline at 80008001.