HAQ- The Movement of Liberties and Democracy – is concerned about opening more offices to employ Bahrainis in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, under the argument of providing better job opportunities for Bahrainis. The inauguration of these offices comes in light of the continuous influx of expatriate migrant labours in Bahrain, and repeated advertisements by the Bahraini Authorities in the neighboring countries for vacant posts in Bahraini ministries. These acts have coincided with the statements of government officials to confirm “involuntary” displacement indicated by the documents of Al-Bandar report, which was issued last January.
HAQ calls for cease of displacement of citizens outside their country, even under the theme of finding better jobs, and considers opening employment opportunities in some state institutions, especially the Ministries of Interior, Defense and the National Guard, which are loaded with non-Bahrainis. The Authorities are responsible for the deterioration of the general stability, as a result of importing expat migrants and granting them citizenship as part of the change of demography and political naturalization program, the social and economic impacts of which are starting to floating on the surface.
Details of the report are attached: involuntary migration-26011-07.doc