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Oman permits recruiting expat workers in certain companies in construction sector

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TAS News Service

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Sunday, April 5, 2020

Muscat: His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Oman’s Minister of Manpower has issued a decision to allow certain companies in the construction sector to recruit expat workers.

According to the decision issued on Sunday, Omani-owned SME companies are allowed to recruit expats workers following these guidelines:

  1. The employer must be insured with the General Authority for Social Insurance, and registered with the Public Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises Development, with the following exceptions: A) Establishments working in implementing government projects. B) World-class registered facilities.
  2. That the employer is committed to the Omanisation percentages established in the facility, as follows:
    – The Omanisation percentage should not be less than 10 per cent for the establishments in which the number of expat workforce is restricted 99 workers or less.
    – The Omanisation percentage should not be less than 12 percent for the establishments in which the number of non-Omani manpower is restricted by more than 99 workers
  3. An Omani must be appointed as an engineer or technician, depending on the number of expat workforce.

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