No more sub-contracts for expat workers in Oman

Muscat: Expatriates can no longer be hired on sub-contracted roles, as the Ministry of Labour aims to prioritise these for Omani job seekers.

The ministry will also device new policies to help hire researchers who can contribute their experience to those sectors that require them.

In a meeting held by Nasr bin Amer Al Hosni, the Undersecretary of Labour for the Ministry of Labour, which was attended by more than 30 human resources officials from the fields of banking, finance and currency exchange companies, it was made clear that sub-contracting of expatriate employees was to be discontinued for the foreseeable future, so as to provide more employment opportunities to Omanis seeking employment.

During the meeting, plans were also aired to replace existing expatriate workers with local employees, with companies asked to train Omani nationals with the skills required to do their jobs properly.