According to the following link confiscating of passports is common in Bahrain for migrant workers. https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/30/bahrain-abuse-migrant-w

According to the following link confiscating of passports is common in Bahrain for migrant workers. https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/30/bahrain-abuse-migrant-workers-despite-reforms https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/30/bahrain-abuse-migrant-wo...