This area in Oman saw more than 13,000 Omanis hired last year

Muscat: More than 13,000 Omanis from the North Batinah Governorate were hired in the private sector last year, according to the Ministry of Manpower.

In a statement, the ministry said, “13,782 citizens have been hired in the various private sector companies in the North Al Batinah Governorate in 2018 through 576 interviews conducted by the Directorate in coordination with the Public Authority for the Manpower Registry.”

Mahfouz bin Hamdan Al Wahaibi, Director General of Manpower Directorate in Sohar said, “The Directorate is working according to the plans and strategies of the Ministry of Manpower to accommodate the number of job seekers in the private sector establishments. We are working to find suitable job opportunities for job seekers and provide training and qualification opportunities for those interested in engaging in training courses.”

He added, “The employment department at the directorate is making great efforts to find job opportunities for citizens seeking jobs in the companies located in North Batinah.”

Al Wahaibi pointed out that the focus is on the outputs of higher education of bachelor's degree and higher diploma holders to provide the labour market with distinguished national cadres capable of managing the private sector and contributing to the continuation of the development process.

On the other hand, the joint inspection team of the General Directorate of Manpower in North Batinah Governorate managed to arrest 2,361 workers for violating the labour law in September. 2,095 illegal workers were deported during the same period.

Regarding these labour complaints, 695 offences were filed in 2018 by 126 Omanis and 569 expat workers.