(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) As many as 135 workers have been arrested across the country for violating the Labour Law.
A press release stated that raids carried out by the joint inspection team at the Directorate General of Manpower in Dhofar, in cooperation with the ROP and Public Prosecution led to arrest of 124 workers on Wednesday.
‘Ninety per cent of those arrested were found working as car cleaners and vendors rather than as construction workers, blacksmiths and other occupations mentioned in their visas.'
The Ministry of Manpower (MoM) is conducting inspection drives across the country to regulate the job market. ‘As part of this initiative, a crackdown has been launched to arrest Labour Law violators, particularly retrenched workers and illegal immigrants who have been hired by establishments and individuals. It has also fined establishments that had hired expatriates for jobs reserved for nationals,' the release stated.
As part of this drive, the ministry has taken action against the violators like imposing fines, ordering deportation of expatriates and banning companies from hiring expatriate workers for one year.
Meanwhile, MoM's joint inspection team in Suwaiq, North Batinah, in coordination with the Directorate General of Agriculture and Livestock in North and South Batinah has arrested six workers from an unauthorised apiary. These workers were arrested for violating provisions of the Labour Law.
Talal bin Mohammed al Rawahi, director, joint inspection team, North Batinah said, ''Such campaigns are being conducted within the framework of coordination between MoM and concerned bodies in order to end Labour Law violations.''
In a separate incident, the joint inspection team also arrested five expatriate women from a health club in North Batinah for violating provisions of the Labour Law
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