Tamkeen (Arabic: تمكين, "enablement") is an semi-autonomous government agency in Bahrain.
It was founded in 2006 by National Communication Centre to provide assistance and training to private-sector businesses and individuals, and to promote development of that sector.
[2] Tamkeen is funded by fees collected from the private sector by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority.
However, MP Isa Al Kooheji said it was still unclear exactly where Tamkeen's money was being spent, because a detailed statement had never been presented to the National Assembly.
[3] There were 600,857 foreign workers in Bahrain at the end of the second quarter of 2018, compared to 158,814 Bahrainis employed.