Published: 2nd October 2006
MANAMA: The minimum wage for Bahraini workers in the private sector has been set at BD200 per month, it was revealed yesterday. Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi said his ministry is working on raising wages of the 18,000 Bahrainis in the private sector on the directives of His Majesty King Hamad, according to our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej.
Dr Al Alawi claimed the ministry was able to employ 12, 400 Bahrainis, 80 per cent of job-seekers, during the first nine months of the National Employment Project. He said minimum wages for expats working in the private sector had not been set yet, because of the fear of a major surge in repatriation of funds from Bahrain.
Published: 2nd October 2006
MANAMA: The minimum wage for Bahraini workers in the private sector has been set at BD200 per month, it was revealed yesterday. Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi said his ministry is working on raising wages of the 18,000 Bahrainis in the private sector on the directives of His Majesty King Hamad, according to our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej.
Dr Al Alawi claimed the ministry was able to employ 12, 400 Bahrainis, 80 per cent of job-seekers, during the first nine months of the National Employment Project. He said minimum wages for expats working in the private sector had not been set yet, because of the fear of a major surge in repatriation of funds from Bahrain.
Dr Al Alawi hailed the co-operation of businessmen in job creation.
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