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Philippine government scrambles to save 4 seafarers captured by Iranians

Sun Star 15 Apr 2024
... MCS Aries ship after four Filipino seafarers and 21 other nationalities on board were captured by Iranian authorities while navigating the Strait of Hormuz, near the Gulf of Oman, on April 13.
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GFOW kicks off Social Protection Law Program

Oman Observer 14 Apr 2024
MUSCAT. The General Federation of Oman Workers, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and the Oman Chamber of Commerce, commenced the initial phase of its on-site program ai ....
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Oman’s trade union launches programme to raise awareness on Labour Law

Muskat Daily 14 Apr 2024
Muscat – General Federation of Oman Workers (GFOW), in association with several national bodies, has launched a comprehensive field programme in Muscat to deepen understanding of the Social ...
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Workers federation organises programme on Social Protection Law, Labour Law

Times of Oman 14 Apr 2024
Muscat. Acting in cooperation with production parties and national authorities concerned, the General Federation of Oman Workers on Sunday began ....
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Oman Customs seizes over 820,000 banned cigarettes

Muskat Daily 08 Apr 2024
In a statement, Oman Customs said, ‘The Compliance and Risk ...
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Oman condemns Israeli occupation raid targeting relief workers in Gaza

Times of Oman 03 Apr 2024
Muscat. The Sultanate of Oman has condemned the Israeli occupation’s targeting of a number of relief workers in the Gaza Strip ....
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Workers' complaints mostly related to contracts, wages: GFOW

Oman Observer 03 Apr 2024
Muscat. Termination of employment contracts and non-payment of wages topped the list of complaints received by the General Federation of Oman Workers (GFOW) in 2023.The GFOW, in it ....
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GFOW receives 3,997 complaints against layoffs in 2023

Oman Observer 03 Apr 2024
MUSCAT, APRIL 3The General Federation of Oman Workers (GFOW) has revealed in a report that it received a significant 3,997 complaints from around 51 establishments challenging the ....
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Human trafficking: What’s in a name? Context, semantics and perspective

Oman Observer 30 Mar 2024
I was motivated to write about this topic by the recent coverage of the BBC on the domestic workers' situation in the Sultanate of Oman. Whether you call it trafficking in pers ....
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Over 58,000 boxes of banned cigarettes seized in N Batinah

Muskat Daily 27 Mar 2024
In a statement issued by Oman Customs said, ‘The Department of Compliance and Risk Assessment ...
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Breast Cancer awareness needs boost in Oman

Muskat Daily 27 Mar 2024
Despite concerted efforts to raise awareness every year, breast cancer remains a key cause of concern in Oman as many women prefer to keep it under wraps until it is too late ... What do you think are the key causes of rising cases in Oman?.
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Not so special delivery! Customers (and their pets) left in very odd predicaments by couriers ...

The Daily Mail 25 Mar 2024
'The laws that are in place [in Oman] prohibit a domestic worker to leave the employer ... Oman's authorities said the labour ministry had not received any complaints from domestic workers of Malawian ...
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Remittance Inflows to Pakistan Set to Resume Upward Trend

Khaleejtimes 25 Mar 2024
The workers’ remittance inflows from Oman, Qatar and Kuwait reached at $631.9 million, $567 million and $499.9 million, respectively, during the first eight months of 2023-24.
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OHRC addresses BBC report on Malawian workers in Oman

Muskat Daily 23 Mar 2024
Muscat – Oman Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has expressed concern over a BBC Africa report alleging human trafficking of Malawian female workers in Oman ... in Oman to protect their rights.
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Dubai: 3 friends to drive around India in their nearly 100-year-old vintage cars

Khaleejtimes 20 Mar 2024
Three Dubai residents have pressed the accelerator on an ambitious plan to drive their classic cars dating back to 1935 along the coast of India ... “So in the middle of Oman, at a hotel frequented by oil rig workers, we turned up wearing dinner jackets.

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Dawn
15 Apr 2024
File - An Afghan refugee woman returns to Afghanistan through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Many Afghan refugees arrived at the Torkham border to return home shortly before the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in the country illegally, or face deportation.
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