Muscat – A ban on recruiting expatriates in the sectors of marketing and purchase has been extended by another six months.
Manpower Minister Shaikh Abdullah bin Nasser al Bakri has issued an edict announcing the measure which applies to all private sector establishments.
The minister issued a second edict extending the ban on employing expatriates in the sectors of construction and cleaning for another six months from December 2 .
This decision does not apply to establishments registered in the excellence category, companies working on government projects, and companies registered as Small and Medium Enterprises.
A third ministerial edict has also imposed a ban on the recruitment of non-Omani manpower in some activities that include carpenters, blacksmiths and brick kiln workers from January 2. 2019.