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Oman: Arrests and deportations of foreign workers in irregular situation by administrative region (2010)

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Arrests Deportations
Muscat Governorate 4,597 2,541
Al Batinah (North and South) 768 644
Adh Dhahirah Region 622 464
Ad Dakhliyah Region 491 252
Ash Sharqiyah (North and South) 394 63
Dhofar Governorate 703 509
Al Buraymi Governorate 119 28
Total 7,694 4,501

Source: Ministry of Manpower, Annual Yearbook 2010
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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