Ministry of Labour issues restrictions on hiring expats

Ministry of Labour has imposed a ban on hiring expats in certain professions restricted to Omanis only in commercial malls.

A statement issued online on March 23, 2021 by Ministry of Labour said:

“The Ministry of Labour notes to the owners of commercial and consumer malls the need to adhere to Ministerial Resolution No. 8/2021, which will be launched from July 20, 2021, as the practice of the following professions is restricted to Omanis only in consumer malls:

1. Sales, accounting, cashier, and management professions
2. Merchandise arrangement professions in stores.

“Accordingly, the Ministry requests the necessity to comply with the implementation of the aforementioned decision, as licenses to practice work for workers in these professions will not be renewed after their expiry.” the statement added

Here is the statement that was posted in Twitter: