Worker sponsorship - other states set to follow Bahrain lead

Other GCC states are set to follow Bahrain’s lead by scrapping the sponsorship system under which expatriate workers are hired in the region, according to media reports.

Alaswaq.net, cited by Emirates Business, said sources connected with the GCC labour market indicated that after Bahrain's announcement, other GCC countries are now considering their own positions.

Bahrain said on Tuesday it would scrap its existing sponsorship system for foreign workers in the hope of reducing its need for foreign labour.