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End-of-service benefits of expats to be integrated into GCC social protection systems

The 9th meeting of GCC Ministers of Labour proposed integrating end-of-service benefits of expatriate workers into the Social Protection Systems of GCC countries

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman, under the auspices of the Ministry of Labour, led the ninth meeting of the GCC Ministers of Civil Service and Labour.

The meeting elaborated on a strategy for joint GCC action in the fields of labour, manpower and international cooperation. It explored ways of developing end-of-service gratuity system for expatriate workers in GCC states, as well as the proposal for on-the-job training.

The meeting recommended the formation of a team of representatives from the GCC ministries of labour and the retirement and insurance funds to study technical and administrative procedures in integrating end-of-service gratuity of expatriate workforce into the social protection systems in the GCC countries.

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