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The Shura Council will discuss during its fifteenth session in the fourth session of the fifth legislative term tomorrow Sunday the report of the Services Committee on Decree-Law No. 21 of 2021 amending some provisions of Law No. 19 of 2006 on regulating the labor market which includes The committees recommendation to approve the decree-law which aims to separate the task of developing the national plan for the labor market that includes the strategy and general policy for the employment of national and foreign workers from the task of its implementation by entrusting the task of developing it to the Ministry of Labor and Social Development in coordination with the Labor Market Regulatory Authority provided that it be The duration of the plan is four years instead of two while still allowing it to include a maximum number of work permits.In its report the committee emphasized that increasing the time period covered by the national plan on the labor market to become four years instead of two years with the permissibility of preparing it for shorter periods when necessary contributes to the stability of planning and management of the labor market and its consistency with the periods of preparation and implementation of economic and social development plans and the national economic reform process and the requirements and priorities of sustainability competitiveness and justice noting that the Economic Vision of the Kingdom of Bahrain 2030 confirmed that the government after coordination with the legislative authority the private sector and civil society institutions will develop detailed strategic plans and executive plans to transform these ambitions into reality that achieve the aspirations of the Bahraini leadership and society In particular the economic vision will be translated into a coordinated national strategy that will be adhered to by various ministries and government agencies.The council will also discuss the report of the Public Utilities and Environment Committee regarding Decree-Law No. 18 of 2021 amending some provisions of Law No. 51 of 2014 regulating the practice of engineering professions which includes the committees recommendation to approve the decree-law which aims to raise the level of engineering professions and advance Upgrading it creating new job opportunities for Bahraini engineers and filling the shortage in the market due to the lack of engineering offices in some disciplines and branches by encouraging investment in this vital sector.In its report the committee indicated that the decree-law aims to remove obstacles to the establishment of companies operating in the engineering sector by facilitating the procedures and requirements for issuing licenses for them in various disciplines and licensing licenses to practice the profession by establishing engineering offices in the form of individual commercial establishments to allow their continuation after the death of the licensee in accordance with Controls targeting the interest of the heirs as well as developing the disciplinary system for those subject to the provisions of the law by introducing new disciplinary penalties in addition to strengthening the role of oversight and inspection of practitioners and strengthening the competencies of the Council for Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions in a way that gives it more independence.Meanwhile the Council is discussing another report of the Services Committee regarding a draft law amending some provisions of Law No. 57 of 2006 establishing the Labor Fund.
