My wages are unpaid or late in Bahrain, what is my first step?

Keep proof first: your contract, bank statements showing missing pay, and any messages. Then contact the LMRA Expat Protection Centre, which helps workers with employment problems. Call the LMRA on 17506055. Staff can give guidance and help you prepare and file a labour case, including translating documents and lodging the case with the Ministry of Justice, then following up. Bring your CPR card and contract copy. Do not just stop working without advice, as an absence from work report can be filed against you; the Expat Protection Centre can also help you challenge such a report. The process can order the employer to pay, but you must file to start it.