Ministry of Manpower in Dhofar signs agreement to raise salary of Omanis

Business Monday 11/April/2016 21:49 PM
By: Times News Service
Ministry of Manpower in Dhofar signs agreement to raise salary of Omanis

Muscat: Ministry of Manpower in Dhofar has signed an agreement with the Mina Petroleum Company to raise the salary of all Omani employees working with the company, so that the salary will not be lower than OMR525.
This applies both to those already working there, as well as to those who will work with the company in the future. The agreement was signed by Khalid bin Hamad Al Rawahi, director of the General Directorate of the Ministry of Manpower in Dhofar and Douglas Saab, Terminal Manager at Mina Petroleum.
Al Rawahi stressed that this step taken by Mina Petroleum will encourage the workforce to continue working at the company. He said it will also encourage those citizens who are seeking to work at the company to take the chances that the company offers in the future.
He called upon all companies and institutions in the private sector to follow the example of this company, as well as of other companies who have recently signed agreements to raise the salary of the national workforce.
Al Rawahi noted that the Ministry of Manpower is continuously trying to make efforts to reach out to companies and institutes in the private sector, in order to support the national workforce and raise salary levels in all sectors.
It is worth mentioning that the General Directorate of Manpower in Dhofar is reaching out to both companies and institutes in the private sector in the Governorate, in order to raise salaries for all positions, which has led to the signing of agreements to raise the wages of the national workforce.