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Oman: Oman institutes its first unemployment insurance scheme

www.ilo.org: 01/11/2020

The Sultanate of Oman has instituted its first unemployment insurance scheme, through a royal decree. Decree No.82/2020, signed by His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said on 17 August, legally institutes the Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI)’s Employment Security Scheme for all Omani workers in the public, private, military and security sectors. The scheme will come into force on 1 November.