We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
and Royal Decree 34/73 Issuing the Labour Law and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The text of article 22(a) of the mentioned Labour Law issued by Royal Decree 34/73 is hereby replaced with the following text:
Every employer shall provide an annual financial contribution to vocational training projects managed by the ministry in accordance with a decision issued by the Minister of Social Affairs, Labour, and Vocational Training based on the approval of the Council of Ministers.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 4 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1418
Corresponding to: 3 March 1998
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 619 issued on 15 March 1998.