Bahrain businesses plan expat fee protest.Byline: Manama Manama Arabic Al-Manamah City (pop., 2001: 143,035), capital of Bahrain. Situated at the northeastern tip of Bahrain island, it is Bahrain's largest city, with about one-fifth of the emirate's population. Nearly 100 businesses across Bahrain Bahrain or Bahrein (both: bärān`, bə–), officially Kingdom of Bahrain, constitutional monarchy and archipelago (2005 est. pop. 688,300), 266 sq mi (689 sq km), in the Persian Gulf. plan to stop their activities for one morning next week to protest against the Labour Market Regulatory Authority's (LMRA LMRA Labor Management Relations Act LMRA Lockheed Martin Recreational Area (Fort Worth, Texas) LMRA Land Mobile Radio Architecture ) levy for expatriate Expatriate An employee who is a U.S. citizen living and working in a foreign country. workers. 'We will close down our businesses on Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. morning, when we normally operate, to protest against the LMRA's order,' said Nader Na·der , Ralph Born 1934. American lawyer and pioneer in the field of consumer protectionism. He ran for President as the Green Party candidate in 1996. Allawi, who owns a number of businesses across the country and is heavily involved in the union. 'The law clearly states that the LMRA cannot take a decision without discussing it with every side.' The issue dates back to July of last year when the LMRA introduced a BD10 labour fee for every expatriate worker, with the money generated going to Tamkeen. Small and medium business owners have since protested to have the fee abolished but as of yet have been unsuccessful. A series of protests had taken place outside the LMRA offices up until last month. 'No one represents us or is worried about our needs,' claimed Alawi. 'The decisions (the LMRA) took are unlawful and should not be implemented. 'The authorities concerned are trying to quickly implement this decision to change our requests but we are sticking to our original requests and we are demanding the removal of the BD10 fees.'- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2009 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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