Resources on Oman

  1. The UAE introduces voluntary pensions to replace end-of-service indemnities, joining an increasing trend of reforms across the GCC countries

    08 April 2024

    The new scheme has been announced with the intention to increase attractiveness and flexibility of labour markets while consolidating the protection and wellbeing of workers.

  2. Oman: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers

    14 December 2023

    The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.

  3. ILO Launches Flagship Study on Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries

    30 November 2023

  4. Social protection for migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A regional mapping of provisions on paper and in practice

    28 November 2023

  5. Social protection in the Gulf countries: what rights can migrant workers access?

    This event will launch a first-of-a-kind comprehensive report on migrant workers’ access to social protection across the GCC countries: Social protection for migrant workers in countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC): A regional mapping of provisions on paper and in practice – prepared by ILO, in collaboration with ODI and IOM.

  6. Workshop with GCC governments promotes a rights-based approach to employment contract termination for migrant workers in the Gulf

    The ILO, together with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), UN Women and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the GCC Executive Bureau co-hosted a workshop with representatives of the six GCC governments (United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar and State of Kuwait) to discuss legislation, policies, reforms, good practices and remaining challenges in addressing issues around ‘unexplained absences’ from the workplace.

  7. Infographic: EXPANSION OF LEGAL COVERAGE

    25 October 2023

  8. Infographic: New reforms for the extension of social protection to migrant workers in the GCC countries

    25 October 2023

  9. Infographic: Gaps in access to social protection of Nepalese migrant workers in the Gulf countries

    25 October 2023

  10. Social protection coverage for national and migrant workers in the formal private sector in the GCC countries.

    25 October 2023

    The infographic charts the systems of social protection available for workers in the private sector in each country of the GCC.