MoL exceeds employment targets, unveils future strategies

MoL exceeds employment targets, unveils future strategies

1,000 new jobs to be generated through a development agreement focused on inspection and security support services1,000 new jobs to be generated through a development agreement focused on inspection and security support services

Muscat – The Ministry of Labour (MoL) announced a significant achievement on Wednesday in which it surpassed its employment target for 2023, attaining 115% of its goal in creating job opportunities in both the government and private sectors.

The ministry also revealed ongoing efforts to bolster employment by generating a thousand new jobs through a development agreement focused on inspection and security support services. This initiative not only aims to create employment but also safeguard small and medium enterprises (SMEs) against unfair competition, address hidden trade practices, and enhance inspection and security services.

These announcements were made at MoL’s annual conference, themed ‘Renewed Labour Market and Regulated Employment Sectors’.

MoL’s strategy encompasses a broad spectrum of initiatives aimed at addressing unemployment, improving professional standards and fostering a skilled workforce across the nation. It emphasises the importance of national training programmes for jobseekers, bolstering recruitment efforts and enhancing human capital development within administrative units through performance evaluation.

Last year, the ministry successfully implemented various initiatives that led to the employment of over 40,000