Muscat: The ban on
A
decision in this regard was taken by Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser al Bakri, Minister of Manpower on
Sunday.
According to Article 1
of Ministerial Decision 73/2019, the recruitment freeze, which has been in
force since January 28, 2018, will continue for six more months.
"The ban on permits
to bring expatriate manpower in the private sector establishments for the
professions specified in the decision shall continue for a period of six
months”, a statement quoting the ministerial decision said.
However, the decision
will not affect the existing visa holders in these professions, the
statement added.
The
professions to which foreign workers cannot be hired include information and
technology, media, finance, sales and marketing, administration, human
resources, architecture and aviation sectors.
The
statement said that establishments registered with the Public Authority
for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Riyada) are exempted from the
ban.
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