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Oman’s trade union receives complaints mostly involving salary deduction

TAS News Service

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Monday, May 4, 2020

MUSCAT: Salary deduction and forcing workers to go on unpaid leave are the most common complaints received by the General Federation of Oman Workers (GFOW) in just five days.

The trade union recorded 39 complaints from Omani and expat workers from April 26-30, taking the total complaints received so far to 166.

“General Federation is continuously monitoring complaints and violations decisions of the Supreme Committee. The complaints included deduction of wages, forcing workers to go on unpaid leave, and deduction of leaves for quarantine periods from annual leave,” the statement added.

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