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Businessmen here have reacted sharply to Bahrain’s plan to scrap the sponsorship system for foreign workers and said if such a move was made here it could spell disaster for them. Manama has announced it would enforce on August 1 a new labour law that would allow expatriate workers to switch jobs without seeking permission from their employer. The Peninsula - But some expatriates The Peninsula spoke to lauded Bahrain and said it would become the first GCC state to take such a step. “It would make their labour market mobile and competitive, which would be good for the country’s economy,” Adil, an expatriate said, refusing to divulge his full name. The Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI), representative body of the private sector, without hailing or criticising Bahrain’s plans, said point-blank there was no need to remove the existing sponsorship system. “Our sponsorship law is well-organised, so there...

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Bahrain said yesterday it would scrap its existing sponsorship system for foreign workers in the hope of reducing its need for expatriate labour, a first in a region often criticised by rights groups over the issue. Many sectors of Gulf Arab economies heavily rely on low-qualified foreign workers, mostly from Asian countries. “We’re working on identifying a ceiling on expatriate workers in Bahrain,” said Labour Minister Majeed Al Alawi in a statement published by Bahrain’s official news agency. He added the country’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) will determine the limit in a study this year. Under the new regulations, foreign workers will be directly sponsored by the LMRA and therefore able to move jobs without the consent of their previous employer. The changes will be effective from August. The previous system, which is common in Gulf Arab states and under which employers do the sponsoring, has long been criticised...

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An 8-year-old Saudi girl has divorced her middle-aged husband after her father forced her to marry him last year in exchange for about $13,000, her lawyer said Thursday.Saudi Arabia has come under increasing criticism at home and abroad for permitting child marriages. The United States, a close ally of the conservative Muslim kingdom, has called child marriage a "clear and unacceptable" violation of human rights.The girl was allowed to divorce the 50-year-old man after an out-of-court settlement had been reached in the case, said her lawyer, Abdulla al-Jeteli. The exact date of the divorce was not immediately known. They were married in August.Complete story here......

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A friend wanted me to post this. He's trying to get together a group who invested in Goldcrest Dreams in Emirates City, Ajman. See below for more information. By the way, you can contact him by sending him an email at zaheed.dokadia @gmail.com (please remove the spaces).

I would like to know if anyone  or someone you know has invested in Goldcrest Dreams 1 project at Emirates City, Ajman?

I ask this because recently I was informed of the delay in hand-over of the property hence I would like to check with Star Giga (the property developer) of my options and doing it as a group helps.

One option (as per the contract) is to seek a refund with 1% interest. The other option could be to ask for a discount which is where having a bigger group will help. Please do let me know so we can work on an action plan together.

 

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Beware of clicking any email supposedly coming from Doha Bank. The Login link it links to a phishing site to get your account numbers. Here's the sample that the email might contain.

Doha Bank
You have incorrectly entered your details too many times. to prevent unauthorised access to your accounts,we have suspended your use of this service,To regain access please Click log on below.

I'm not a client of Doha Bank so I was surprised to get an email from them. The curios thing about this is that it is actually coming from 2 emails.One is from secure.alert@dohabank.com.qa and the other is secure.sms@doha.com.qa.

Make sure you don't click on the Login!

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