Oman Plans to Replace Expats in Government Jobs
Oman plans to replace thousands of foreign employees in its government sectors with Omanis as the country is seeking to curb the economic impact of the novel coronavirus and a drop in oil prices.
A committee has been set up at Oman’s civil service sector, led by an undersecretary of the civil service for civil development affairs, and is studying replacement plans in the sector and related estimated cost, an official has said.
Head of Oman’s National Centre for Employment’s Steering Committee, Mohammed Bin Ahmed, added that the centre has also formed a team including representatives from the ministries of manpower, health and education as well as state-owned companies to review the situation of foreign employees and gradually replace them.
“In view of the coronavirus impact, slow economic growth, and consequently sluggish job generation, replacement becomes inevitable,” he said, according to Omani newspaper Al Shabiba.
The Health Ministry has an “ambitious” replacement plan that will come into effect soon, he added without details.
Over 50,000 expatriates are working in Oman’s government sector.
