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11 professions in private sector shall be reserved for Omanis only

The Minister of Manpower (MOM) issued a decision 182/2020 regulating the practice of certain professions, which was published in the official gazette on Sunday.

According to the Labour Law promulgated by Royal Decree 35/2003 and Royal Decree 76/2004, defining the functions of the Ministry of Manpower and adapting its organizational structure, Article 1 of the decision states that following professions in the private sector establishments shall be reserved for citizens only.

The jobs are: Internal housing supervisor, sociology specialist, social service specialist, social care specialist, psychologist / social specialist, general social worker, student activities specialist, social research technician, social service technician, assistant social service technician and social worker.



Article 2 states that licenses for recruitment of non-Omani workforces and their work permits issued for the professions specified in Article 1 of this resolution shall be terminated until the date of their expiry.

Article 2 states that all that violates this decision shall be canceled or inconsistent with its provisions.

Article 4 states that this decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and it shall be enforced from the day following the date of its publication.

This article originally appeared on: https://www.omanobserver.om/ministry-of-manpower-reserves-certain-professions-for-citizens/

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