Ministry of Labor and Social Development launches a new package of its electronic services
27-03-2020
In implementation of the directives of the Coordination Committee, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, may God protect him, and within the framework of implementing precautionary and preventive measures to contain and prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID‑19), His Excellency Jameel bin Mohammad Ali Humaidan, Minister of Labour and Social Development, announced the launch of a new package of the Ministry’s electronic services in the field of social development on the Ministry’s website, and the allocation of the hotline (80008001) to respond to enquiries from reviewers regarding all Ministry services. The Ministry of Labour and Social Development has thus completed its preparations to provide all its labour and social services electronically via its website, facilitating easy, high‑quality access for all. Application forms have been made available to be filled out and sent with the required attachments to a dedicated email for each service, as indicated on the Ministry’s accounts on the official social media sites: (mlsdbahrain) on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Among the electronic services included in the second group, which the Ministry provides through its website, are social assistance, cash compensation for lifting meat subsidies, eligibility enquiries, and enquiries about government financial support. The new electronic package also provides social security services, financial support, disability allowance, and compensation for house fires. It also provides support services for NGOs, registration services for civil society organisations, and financial and administrative audits, as well as registration requests for training courses and production workshops held in social centres. It also provides registration services for Khatwa for Productive Families Projects, registration for specialised professional courses at home project support centres, and services for establishing and licensing nurseries. The Ministry also provides other services in the development and labour fields. The Ministry has published dedicated email addresses for each of these services, making them easily accessible to service seekers on its website and social media platforms. The relevant departments will receive requests for various services, respond to them, and process them as quickly as possible. The Ministry renews its call to reviewers and target groups for these services to take the initiative to complete their transactions and receive the aforementioned services electronically on the Ministry’s website (www.mlsd.gov.bh), or by calling the hotline (80008001), without the need to visit in person the Ministry’s main building or the Ministry’s comprehensive service centres in all regions of the Kingdom, noting that these services do not mean cancelling the service request by attending in person the Ministry or its affiliated centres for those who wish to do so.