DUBAI: Oman’s Ministry of Manpower arrested and deported 138 expat workers and laborers in Al Buraimi governate, national daily Times of Oman reported.
The ministry’s statement said that 82 expats were arrested for not being legally part of a private business’s workforce, while 56 expats were deported for violating the labor law.
Oman has been cracking down on the number of foreign workers operating in the country as it pushes to employ more Omani nationals. The government recently announced in January a temporary ban of the issue of residency visas for expats working in 87 job roles, in 10 different areas of employment, in the ongoing Omanization project aimed at tackling unemployment among its citizens.
But property experts say the move against expats has impacted property prices in the sultanate as rents in Oman are expected to fall again in 2018, following the new visa rules announcement.
Scores of expats working illegally in Oman arrested and deported
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