Expatriate workers arrested over violation of labour laws

Muscat: The Ministry of Labour has arrested a number of expatriate workers on charges of violation of the provisions of the Labour Law in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate.

The Ministry of Labour, represented by the General Directorate of Labour, in the Governorate of South Al Sharqiyah conducted an inspection campaign in the Wilayat of Jaalan Bani Bu Ali, and a number of workers who violated the provisions of the Labour Law were arrested and legal measures are being taken against them.

The Ministry of Labour previously indicated that the number of workers violating the labour system and being arrested exceeds 20 thousand cases annually and this number is burdensome and is also costly to eliminate the phenomenon of the runaway workers.