Omanis not in favour of hiring expats as street vendors

Nearly 80 percent people have voted against hiring expats as street vendors.

This comes after the Ministry of Commerce and Industry conducted a poll on Twitter earlier this week, asking for opinions on whether expats should be allowed to work as street vendors in Oman.

Out of 4,809 of those who voted, 78 percent were have voted against expats working as street vendors, while 22 percent voted in favor of them.

In their poll, the Ministry asked, “After different opinions arrived at on the topic of expats working as street vendors in Oman, what is your opinion?”

The poll gave respondents two options: “With employing expats as street vendors” and “Against employing expats as street vendors.”

The Ministry had recently announced that only Omanis could be street vendors, adding that the job was meant to allow Omani jobseekers to find a temporary occupation or as the beginning of a larger business.

You can take part in the poll by visiting the ministry Twitter account @MOCI_OMAN. The poll is open till Sunday.