A total of 6,916 Bahrainis were given jobs last year through the employment program of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Molsa), Bahrain Tribune reported Sunday, quoting Minister Abdulnabi Al Sho’ala.
Out of the total employed, the ministry’s Employment Services Bureau (ESB) accounted for 3,195 while the direct-hiring program accounted for 3,721, the paper said, noting that on Saturday 10 workers were feted by Al Sho’ala in what he called a ‘symbolic ceremony’ highlighting the ministry’s continuing employment services program -- Albawaba.com