The permits to bring non-Omani workforces shall be suspended for a period of six months in the private sector establishments within the following businesses:

• Carpentry workshops

• Aluminum workshops

• Blacksmithing workshops

• Brick plants

These permits shall keep on covering the leave entitlements for the professions falling within the aforementioned businesses.

The decision is not applicable to the establishments registered under the excellent grade category, international and consulting grade companies, the establishments which carry out governmental projects, the establishments owned by a full timer employer registered in the General Authority for the development of small and medium enterprises (PASME), and the insured parties in the Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI).

This Decision shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force as of 1 July 2014