Parliament has unanimously approved an urgent government request to allow more than 105,500 Bahraini private-sector workers to receive their April salaries directly from the Unemployment Fund, in what MPs described as a pre-emptive shield against potential layoffs amid regional economic turbulence.
The move clears the way for debate tomorrow on an exceptional amendment to Decree-Law No 78 of 2006 on Unemployment Insurance, enabling the fund to be used for one month only – April 2026 – to cover wages up to the insured salary ceiling .
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