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A parliamentary committee has recommended approving an urgent legislation to withdraw money from the Unemployment Fund to pay for the wages of Bahrainis in the private sector for the next three months.
The services committee, chaired by Mamdooh Al Saleh, held a meeting with ministers concerned by video-conferencing during which all seven members agreed to make no amendments.
It followed feedback from Finance and National Economy Minister Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan.
The legislation, which will be voted on during Parliament session today, aims to support 100,000 Bahrainis at a cost of BD215 million. Both Parliament and the Shura Council will have two weeks each to review and vote on the legislation or it will be considered ratified by His Majesty King Hamad.
The move is part of an economic package worth BD4.3 billion approved last Monday to offset the impact of Covid-19.
Meanwhile, illegal workers could be provided with paid accommodation through government shelters before their deportation. The urgent proposal, which will be debated in Parliament today, aims to combat the spread of Covid-19 through the working community.
Another urgent proposal to give runaway “free visa” workers a grace period was approved by MPs and referred to the Cabinet to ensure that illegal workers don’t remain in hiding.
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