Category Archives: Migrant workers

Khaleej Times: Proposed Bahrain law allowing expats to change job opposed

By Suad Hamada (Our correspondent) 1 March 2008 MANAMA — The right of foreign workers... more

The Economic Times: Bahrain to deport workers who strike, setback for unskilled Indian expats

28 Feb, 2008, 1055 hrs IST, PTI DUBAI: Rattled by the spate of strikes, by... more

Press trust of India: Obey the law, Indian workers in Bahrain told

Dubai, Feb 20 (PTI) Indians working in Bahrain must obey local laws and not resort... more

AFP: Bahrain’s Asian workers strike as earnings hit

17/02/2008 18:25 MANAMA, Feb 17 (AFP) A series of strikes by low-paid Asian workers in... more

Press Trust of India: Bahrain denies India right to fix minimum wage

Friday, February 15, 2008 (Dubai) Amid labour unrest in Bahrain by foreign workers, majority of... more

Bahrain Tribune: Firm dangles carrot

Tension high as 500 labourers defy striking colleagues Sandeep Singh Grewal Staff Reporter Tension ran... more

GDN: STRIKES BUFFER

By SOMAN BABY Published: 15th February 2008 MANAMA: A trouble-shooting panel cha-rged with heading off... more

GDN: Back to work as deal halts strike

By Geoffrey bew Published: 15th February 2008 A STRIKE at one of Bahrain's major development... more

PTI: Bahrain strike called off, wages raised

Dubai, Feb 14 (PTI) A six-day old strike by over 2,000 workers, including 1,400 Indians,... more

The Hindu: Row over wages snowballing in Bahrain

Atul Aneja Two workers allegedly deported to India DUBAI: As Bahrain’s construction workers, majority of... more