Oman Ministerial Decision No. 188/2017 On Continuing the Suspension of Permits for Recruitment of Non-Omani Workforce Temporarily in Certain Activities

Based on the Labour Law issued by virtue of Oman Sultani Decree No. 35/2003,

Oman Ministerial Decision No. 122/2014 on the suspension of permits for the recruitment of non-Omani workforce temporarily in certain activities;

Oman Ministerial Decision No. 383/2016 on continuing the suspension of recruitment of non-Omani workforce temporarily for certain activities; and

Based on the public interest requirements,

The following Decision was issued:

Article 1

The period of suspension of the permits for recruitment of non-Omani workforce temporarily in the private sector establishments shall last, as for the activities specified in Oman Ministerial Decision No. 122/2014, for another 6-month period starting from July 1, 2017.

Article 2

The present Decision shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Issued on 3 Ramadan 1438 H

Corresponding to 29/05/2017

Abdullah bin Nasser Abdullah Al Bakri

Minister of Manpower

The present Ministerial Decision was published in the Official Gazette issue no. 1197 dated 04/06/2017, p. 6.