Two urgent proposals, to replace expats with Bahrainis in the infrastructure and health sectors, were submitted by MPs yesterday.
In the first proposal, MPs led by Ammar Al Mukhtar said the Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry has several jobs that qualified Bahrainis could apply for.
“Qualified and competent Bahrainis could handle technical and engineering jobs,” said Mr Al Mukhtar.
In August last year, Minister Essam Khalaf told MPs that 446 expatriate employees were hired on contracts at the ministry at a cost of BD17 million over two years.
He, however, added expatriates comprised only 17 per cent of the ministry’s workforce.
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