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Oman’s trade union receives complaints involving salary deduction, termination

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TAS News Service

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

MUSCAT : Salary deduction, forcing workers to go on unpaid leave and termination continue to be the most common complaints received by the General Federation of Oman Workers (GFOW).

According to GFOW, a total of 376 complaints have been received of which 78% are from Muscat Governorate.

According to the federation, complaints included deduction of wages, forcing workers to go on unpaid leave, deduction of leaves for quarantine periods from annual leave, and notifications of termination of service.

Meanwhile, the trade union settled 18 complaints from September 13 to 17. According to the federation a total of 237 complaints have been resolved so far.

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