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Oman: Arrests and deportations of foreign workers in irregular situation by administrative region (2011)

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Arrests Deportations
Muscat Governorate 5,544 3,010
Al Batinah (North and South) 1,054 624
Adh Dhahirah Region 571 304
Ad Dakhliyah Region 340 251
Ash Sharqiyah (North and South) 208 0
Dhofar Governorate 467 377
Al Buraymi Governorate 16 10
Total 8,200 4,576

Source: Ministry of Manpower, Annual Yearbook 2011
ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

The table refers to all arrests and deportations performed during the given year, due to any type of contravention to entry, residency and labor laws
(infiltrators, those working with a tourist or visitors’ visa; those working in a profession other than that stated on their iqama, etc).
Operations of detection of foreign nationals in irregular situation are conducted in private sector’s establishments by MoM’s Search Department (taftish) jointly with the Royal Police of Oman.

2. Institution which provides data

Ministry of Manpower, Mascate

3. Data availability

Ministry of Manpower’s website:
English
Arabic
MoM’s Annual Reports for the years 2009 to 2013 are available in PDF format (in Arabic only) in the “Media Center” section of MoM’s website:
http://www.manpower.gov.om/portal/media/AnnualReport.aspx

Last date of access: September 2015.

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