BAHRAINIS who fail to secure a job before the expiration of their nine-month unemployment allowance could see the benefit renewed until they are employed.
MPs are set to debate amendments to the 2006 Insurance Against Unemployment Law that would see those refusing opportunities continue being treated as job-seekers, despite government reservations over the move.
The Labour and Social Development Ministry stated in writing that the proposed amendment could encourage people to refuse work.
“The allowance is temporary for serious job-seekers and is not there as a source of income for someone who wants to take life easy,” the ministry said.
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