The Omani government's plans to "Omanize" jobs have accelerated as it took another step in its efforts to reduce expatriate workers and introduce deep adjustments to the labor market to align it with economic reforms. The Omani Ministry of Labour revealed that 53 percent of the total targets of the employment and replacement plan for the second quarter of this year have been achieved.
The ministry aims to create 35,000 new jobs this year, with the private sector having the largest share by absorbing about 14,000 Omani nationals.
The total number of jobs in the public and private sectors for the first time until the end of June reached more than 18.7 thousand jobs. In the first half of 2023, the government sector provided more than 9.1 thousand jobs with a completion rate of 92 percent, while the private sector provided about 7.4 thousand jobs with a completion rate of 46 percent.
Source (Al-Arab Newspaper of London, Edited)
