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Bahrain: Eight Convicted For Illegal Work Permits Linked To Fictitious Companies
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Gulf Insider
According to the Public Prosecution, criminal courts ruled against eight defendants found guilty of acquiring and holding work permits under the names of fictitious companies, despite having no legitimate need for the permits.
A separate case resulted in a defendant being fined more than sixty thousand dinars and deported after obtaining 61 work permits using 32 commercial registrations without legitimate business operations.
In a third ruling, the court imposed financial penalties totaling forty-two thousand dinars on two defendants, alongside permanent deportation, for illegally acquiring 42 work permits linked to 21 fictitious commercial records.
Findings revealed that several companies existed only on paper and were being used solely to issue and retain work permits.
Authorities reiterated that strict legal action will continue against anyone exploiting commercial registrations to bypass labour regulations and undermine the integrity of the labour market.