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Oman - OMN154
ILO supported deliverables
Results achieved
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The Sultan of Oman issued on 19 July 2023 Royal Decree No. 52/2023 promulgating the Social Protection Law, which radically reshapes the social protection system and introduces new universal benefits for a range of lifecycle risks, including for all chil...
2023
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In 2023, the government of Oman adopted regulations for the establishment of a new national provident fund responsible for administering end-of-service benefits to migrant workers payable upon retirement, disability, death, or returning to their home co...
2023
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The government of Oman in July 2023 established a unified social protection agency Social Protection Fund to increase efficiency and coherence in the administration of all contributory and non-contributory social protection benefits. The Social Protecti...
2023
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An unemployment insurance scheme came into force
2020
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The tripartite Board of Directors (BOD) of PASI acknowledge the ILO report and its recommendations on a revised investment strategy for PASI
2019
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As of December 2017, the new unemployment insurance scheme has been effectively developed and set up.
2017
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The seventh actuarial valuation was endorsed by the Public Authority for Social Insurance in 2016.
2016
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The sixth actuarial valuation of the Sultanate of Oman’s Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI) was carried out.
2015
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The new unemployment insurance scheme addresses the lack of coverage of private sector workers in case of unemployment.
2015
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The policy framework for the unemployment insurance scheme was established and subsequently adopted by Cabinet and tripartite stakeholders in November 2015
2015
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Employer's and worker's representatives have been consulted throughout the process of the establishment of the policy framework and the drafting of the new unemployment insurance scheme.
2015
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Generated social security statistics publicly available. Information available on: old age, disability/invalidity, survivors, employment injury, housing, other social assistance. (No unemployment branch in Oman.)
2011
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The governement strengthened labour inspectors’ capacity
2009