Wednesday, July 26, 2023
UNICEF welcomes the Sultanate of Oman’s launch of its comprehensive, integrated and progressive social protection system aligned with Oman Vision 2040, the 10th Five-Year Development Plan and the Sustainable Development Goals. The new law represents a...
Thursday, July 20, 2023
The new law marks the culmination of an ambitious reform process led by Tawazun, the high-level government programme for fiscal balance (now Estidamah), with the close support of the ILO. The comprehensive reforms entail a complete restructuring of...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
The International Labour Organization's (ILO) 2020-2022 World Social Protection Report revealed that 46.9% of the world’s population are “covered by at least one social protection benefit”, excluding health. Arab states fall below the global average, at...
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Africa, Asia, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
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Monday, August 23, 2021
Recent developments in labor reforms across the Gulf countries are encouraging signs of a much-needed overhaul of protective systems for migrant laborers. Qatar’s winning bid to host the 2022 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World...
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Asia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Oman on Wednesday restructured its pension and social protections systems, part of a reform push by the Gulf Arab state wrestling with an economy battered by low oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic.
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Statistics issued by the Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI) till the end of January 2019 showed an increase in the number of active establishments covered by the social insurance system to 16,676.
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Over OMR35 million was allocated to social security payments in three months, according to the Ministry of Social Security. A total of OMR35,323,588 was spent to cover 78,231 social security cases in 2018. The cases include orphans, widows, divorcees,...
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
MUSCAT - With a young population, Oman should now prepare for future social insurance challenges, officials said at the Regional Social Security Forum for Asia and the Pacific 2015 on Monday. The three-day conference, which is being organised...
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Thursday, December 4, 2014