Expats must play fair in Oman

The embassy is trying to address and resolve issues by reaching out to as many workers as possible.

“Open House in the embassy has been going on for the last 14 years. This is an opportunity for Indian nationals to meet with the ambassador directly to raise their grievances because there used to be a complaint that ambassadors aren’t accessible,” he said.

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“Every month there are at least 40-50 undocumented workers who have no place to go. My estimate would be there are currently around 5,000 Indian undocumented workers in Oman today,” said PM Jabir, a prominent social worker in Oman for 20 years.

“About 75 per cent of the total Indian expat workforce are blue collar workers.

“Undocumented workers are those under the sponsorship of somebody but who then work for somebody else. The number has come down drastically - the ministry of manpower has become very strict on this,” he said.

“I’ve been asking the embassy to compile a list of absconding workers and submit it to the authorities, so they consider it favourably,” he added.