Bahrain: Healthcare costs responsibility of workers & employers, declares MP
"Covid-19: Sponsors should pay for expats' treatment, says senior Bahraini MP
Cost of treating expatriate workers [for Covid-19] should be borne by their sponsors...
“The state is responsible for providing medical treatment for citizens, but treatment fees of the expatriate labour and the holders of flexible work permits should be the responsibility of their sponsors or the workers themselves,” added MP Mamdouh Abbas Al Saleh, the head of the Services Committee at the Bahraini parliament...
He called for banning foreign labour gatherings and stopping giving away iftar meals to expats.
“Food is plentifully available and most foreign workers are not in need of food. They need care and awareness. This way of food distribution increases costs of their treatment."