Then there is the issue of “under-employment” which is when someone is employed however at unlivable wages. As long as there is no minimum wage set that is standard for everyone Bahraini & expatriates, there will be under-employment because of the fact that expatriates are allowed to work in Bahrain for any wage which drives the average wage down. They are will always be the first choice because they are cheap and employers can basically get away with violating what little rights they do have. Unfortunately greedy business owners in Bahrain due everything in their power to block any regulation from being implemented because it will affect their pockets! What a shame, with this situation, you better expect to see a lot more foreigners here!

I ask those people to look at the picture again and see whether it reflects a Bahraini arab capital … is that normal ??

Secondly, we are not against non – bahrainis coming to the country and benefiting it, because I know for sure that there are some jobs bahrainis are not fit to work in !

Do you find a bahraini sitting infront of a sewing machine designing abbayas ( arabian cloaks) for example ! or doing heavy duty construction work in high peak mid – summer for long hours? The first thing to acknowledge is that there are some jobs bahrainis my not accept to work on, and therefore benefiting from non – bahrainis comes in.

But everybody should also agree that it is not acceptable to have thousands roaming around in Bahrain illegally and because of that they are also unemployed!

ولكن العماله لم تعمل هنا لسواد عيوننا ولكن لحاجتها كما هي حاجتنا لها فهي تعمل لتوفير لقمه العيش ولا وعيب في ذلك
لسنا افضل منهم ولكنه الاقتصاد المتوحش الذي لم يعد يرحم احدا
اما الجوانب السلبيه فهي تدوينه لحالها
في النهايه
اعتقد ان الشعب البحريني تخلى طواعيه عن عاصمته لصالح الاجانب

who moves in? those who need to be close to the city, as they have (or wont spend) their feet for transportation, or a bicycle at best. they need cheap rent, which is provided for by the old, ailing properties. they need a place where they can feel home, which is little mumbai every friday in souk manama.

my mother still “commutes” to my grandfathers house every evening.. everyone of my uncles and aunts moved out, so the house is usually empty. we have all been separated, tossed around to different areas of the country, adn only see each other once in a blue moon, when it used to be that we were together every day…

eid in manama is not the same. most go, but there are less family members, and more foreigners… i wonder how it will be in years when everyone starts departing… where will be celebration eid/geraoon etc 20 years from now? will it be in the same place? or in our ‘rural’ saar home?

its sad.. its really sad…

Im not saying it would be feasible or even desirable to send all foreign labour home…what I am saying is that Bahrainis better learn how to serve rather than be served before the day comes when they wake up and realize all the labourers that are treated like animals here…have found greener pastures elsewhere.