A business owner has been fined nearly OMR 140,000 and sentenced to three years in prison for violating Omani labour laws, according to the Ministry of Manpower.
Authorities said that the suspect let his employee work for others illegally.
In a statement, the Ministry said, "The Court of First Instance in Salalah issued a judgement sentencing a citizen to three years in prison and a fine of OMR 139,000 as a result of violating provisions concerning the organisation of labour force in the private sector."
The ministry added that the individual was among five citizens previously referred to the Public Prosecution's office by the Ministry of Manpower, represented by the Directorate General in Salalah, after it was proven to the Ministry that each of them had more than 100 commercial records with a total of 3,816 expatriate workers. This included 1,560 expat workers with expired working cards.
"It was also revealed that the individuals did not have any work sites," the statement said.
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