Labour Ministry informs embassies about measures to combat COVID-19 at work sites

The Labour and Social Development Ministry has stressed the importance of cooperation and complementarity between various official and private parties in order to fight and prevent Coronavirus (COVID-19), out of the national responsibility to preserve Bahraini society.

The Labour Ministry held meetings with the representatives of the embassies of expatriate workers’ countries, and informed them about the precautionary and preventive measures taken to ensure the safety and health of everybody.

In this regard, Assistant Undersecretary for Labour Affairs, Ahmed Jaffar Al-Hayki, met representatives of the embassies of India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Bangladesh and  Nepal, and discussed with them the measures in force.

The Labour Ministry also formed a work team, including engineers and inspectors from the Professional Inspection and Occupational Safety, to carry out field visits to labour accommodation and distribute leaflets and guidance posters, as well raise awareness on the dangers of the Coronavirus and the required preventive and precautionary measures.

The Labour Ministry had also placed, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, banners and announcements about COVID-19 in many languages near the workers’ accommodation and in industrial areas in various regions of the Kingdom.

It has also communicated with expatriate workers through text messages to update them about the latest developments and procedures required to protect them, as well as about the measures taken to combat the virus, including the allocation of a special medical centre with qualified medical teams.

Representatives of the embassies lauded the practical steps and preventive measures taken to prevent the spread of Coronavirus at production sites.

They also praised the kingdom’s keenness to provide healthy and safe work environment for workers at the private sector’s establishments.