MoM: Private sector companies in Oman must take measures to safeguard employees from COVID-19

Merge 104.8  |  28 May 2020

Oman’s Ministry of Manpower (MoM) has stated that it is working alongside the Ministry of Health to “meet with private sector institutions and companies that employ large numbers of workforce to discuss the need to adhere to precautions and preventive measures to limit the spread of COVID-19.”

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The statement, which was issued online today [Thursday, May 28], will see authorities help coordinate with the private sector to address these measures in the workplace and also in workers’ places of residence.

(Also read: COVID-19: Employers in Oman advised to adopt best practices for staff amid return to work.)