Construction workers seeking jobs in Oman from India, will
have to think again as the gulf state is planning to ban foreign expatriate
workers in construction and housekeeping. The new initiative is to secure more jobs for
local citizens and boost the economy.
Most workers are from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan and are
part of the oil and construction industry.
Minister of Manpower Shaikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Bakri told
media persons that expatriates will not be hired by private companies in the
two sectors for a six-month period beginning May 4.
According to Gulf News, the number of foreign workers in
Oman rose to 4.7 million from 1.53 million in February, government data reveals.
In contrast, the Omani workers had a meager number of just
184,485 in private sector.
The country has been spending billions of dollars on other
avenues to expand its economy beyond oil and does not want to deprive them of
labour as many domestic families are employing domestic help from abroad.
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