Posted in Bahrain forum
Hello everyone, please i need help and advice. I have been in Bahrain for 7 months now, working under a security company in Bahrain.Before coming to Bahrain i received an employment letter with basic salary of 140BD which i signed and sent back to the operating manager for my visa to be issued. all these was through our agent in Bahrain and the former operating manager of the company working together. Now the operating manager is out of the company and the owner of the company and the new operating manager are saying that the contract was not correct. that the company pays workers 100bd as basic salary for all their employees and 25 bd as salary for 4 hours over time. They say all workers work on 12hours earning 125bd as salary.
After a quarrel with them, i told them if they say they pay 100bd for 8hours duty, then 4 hours duty should be 50bd as overtime giving as total 150bd for a 12hour duty. please i need help and advice because i am working presently for 8 hours and earning 100bd only which cant do anything for me and my family back home since i denied the 25bd as money for 4 hours overtime.i have copies of the contract i signed with them, one for 100bd and another for 40bd, making all together 140bd as the old operating manager confirmed to us through a mail he sent to us. Now they say the contract for 40bd was paper work for visa purposes at LMRA which i dont understand. I spent 500bd for visa and 500bd for my airticket to bahrain and now the salary from the company will not help me. I do not want to go back home now because the company owner said if we dont agree, i should pay my airticket back home and come to him and collect my passport. i dont want the company anymore and want them to release me go to another company since they dont want to pay me the salary we signed in our contract.
The worst issue in the contract is that, they say if i want to leave i will pay 700bd to the company and pay my airticket back home.our leaving condition is crazy, all toilets damage and they dont care. I have 1 year 5 months left for my contract and thinking never to come back to Bahrain with all these experiences.Same thing happening to 2 of my friends we came together through the same contract. Waiting to here from you.
Thanks.
Stand stright and fight if you are right.
posted by Shinoy Alphonse in Bahrain forum
Hi Francine,
I had a different situation, still working around to get the things on track. First thing, the labor law has been changed and Ministry Of Labor would not help you much. My advice is to go the public prosecution/court in diplomat and register your complaint, it would not take more than two months to settle your dues if you do a proper follow up.Employer has no right to hold a passport as its the property of the country it issued. If you are in a situation, you need to do Three things immediately , inform the embassy and seek for legal help, they should provide you an advocate with nominal charge. If they don't , rush to police station near to the office situated,register the complaint. As soon as you finish walk straight to the court and file the case.
If you wish to change the employer, go and consult with LMRA executives, they are really helpful or if you have something to ask further, ring me to 36674005.
" Kingdom of Bahrain values each and every person who came here for work ", its just few employers makes peoples lives worse.
Fight for your right
posted by Sonia Plana in Bahrain forum
Hi Francine,I'll advice you to go to Ministry of Labour, Complain section and explain everything regarding your problem.Bring all necesarry documents.They can help you about your problem.Regarding your passport you should have it in your hands from the beginning because the law of Bahrain now the sponsor or employer is not allowed to hold your passport anymore.So go get your passport then go to Ministry of Labour but please dont let anyone to know colleagues or person close to your Sponsor or Manager about your plan so your Sponsor cant do something bad against you!
Good luck and God bless you!