MUSCAT – The decision stipulates that the new civil association will operate under the name “Association of Expatriate Worker Recruitment Offices.”  

Key objectives of the Association

According to the summary of its bylaws, the newly formed association aims to regulate the expatriate labour recruitment sector through the following:

• Regulate and standardise recruitment practices in coordination with government bodies, companies, and institutions within and outside Oman.
• Protect the principles of ethical recruitment in line with the Basic Law of the State and national legislation.
• Represent affiliated recruitment offices before government authorities and defending their rights and interests to ensure they operate effectively and legally.
• Coordinate with embassies – through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – on matters related to resolving disputes involving workers, using mediation and reconciliation.
• Cooperate with the competent authorities to eliminate unlicensed recruitment offices and to regulate the labour market with government agencies and specialists.
• Support efforts to bring suitable workers to Oman, approving and documenting memoranda of understanding with labour-exporting countries, and expanding recruitment channels to include multiple nationalities with proper governmental and diplomatic approval.

The association will be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of 12 members serving a two-year term. Members may be re-elected for one additional term. Only the founding members are eligible to stand for board membership during the first General Assembly meeting following the association’s declaration.

The association’s funding will come from:

1. Membership fees
2. Donations, gifts, and bequests – subject to ministerial approval
3. Revenue generated from activities
4. Government subsidies
5. Other revenue streams approved by the Ministry.