At a glance
- The Labour Minister has temporarily suspended permits for employing expatriate workers in specific professions for six months, effective 1 September 2024.
- The suspension affects non-Omani workers in professions such as construction, cleaning, loading and unloading, bricklaying, steel fixing, tailoring, electrical installations, waiting, painting, cooking, and barbering.
- Permits may still be issued for renewal or transfer of services if the request is submitted from within Oman.
The Labour Minister has issued a decision temporarily suspending permits for the employment of expatriate workers in specific professions for six months. The decision called for the suspension of the issuance of trading permits for the employment of expatriate workers in certain professions based on the Labour Law. The decision, which will come into effect on 1 September 2024, states that the issuance of trading permits for the employment of non-Omani workers in private sector establishments for certain professions is suspended for six months. However, permits may be issued for the employment of non-Omani workers in certain professions, provided that the request for renewal or transfer of services is submitted from within Oman. The professions affected by the ban include construction workers, cleaning workers, loading and unloading workers, bricklayers, steel fixers, tailors (both for women's and men's clothing), electricians (general electrical installations and home installations), waiters, painters, chefs, and barbers.
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