Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Abdullah Al-Bakri, Minister of Manpower, has issued ministerial decree 167/2020, imposing fine on violations of the decisions of the Supreme Committee to limit the spread the Covid-19 pandemic.
Some of the fines announced by the ministry are:
- RO100: No social distancing signals at work sites or workers’ accommodation.
- RO 100. Not wearing masks in public transports or workplaces.
- RO 100: For not providing sanitizers at workplaces or labour accommodations or provision
- RO100: If sanitizers contain less than 60% of alcohol content.
- RO100: No multi-language awareness posters at worksites.
- RO 500: No security guards to register or monitor workers and visitors movement in labour accommodations.
- RO100: Not disinfecting work tools and equipment.
- RO100: For not training workers about precautionary measures to avoid the virus.
- RO100: No Internal emergency plan to deal with Covid-19
- RO500: No special mechanisms to report workers suspected to have Covid-19.
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