(MENAFN) A ban on the issuance of work visas in Oman has been banned by Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, the sultanate's Minister of Manpower. The regulation targets expatriates in ten sectors, including information systems, engineering, aviation and certain technical professions.
The decision is part of a plan to "Omanise" the labour market and is intended to encourage the private sector to hire for these skilled roles from within the country, According to Fabio Scacciavillani, chief economist at Oman Investment Fund, who was quoted by the Times of Oman.
"It is a way to make companies put in more effort to look for Omani professionals as sometimes they don't do enough to look for Omanis. This may be due to a bias they have for hiring expat workers," he said.
"This is a period that is long enough to hire Omanis for whatever positions and after this they can analyse whether they have had the desired effect of this ruling. It will also help identify mismatch or gaps in the labour market."
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