Muscat: A rally late on Monday in Muscat and a few sit-ins yesterday were reported in Oman even as army tightened security in Jalan Bani Bu Ali in the east where angry job seekers had vandalised property on Sunday.
According to sources, safety and security staff at the Petroleum Development Oman's (PDO) oilfields in Marmul and Faud picketed on the airstrip at these facilities. It is learnt that the fire safety staff at the oilfields went on strike, demanding better wages and contracts.
According to posting on local social media website Oman Sabla, staff of Oman Polypropylene, the company which is now part of the Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries (ORPI). Oman Refineries and Petrochemicals Company, Oman Polypropylene and Aromatics Oman were merged to form ORPI.
Some pictures from the peaceful sit-in at the Sohar Industrial Port premises of the company have also been posted on the social media.
According to some of the striking staff members, they want management to pay heed to the demands they made a month ago.
They want parity of wages among all the three merged companies and want security and technical allowances. They are also demanding ‘Islamic Housing Loan' to build houses for the employees.
They also want the company to spell out policy regarding the bonus after the merger of the three companies to create new entity ORPI.
On Monday late evening, around 50 activists, who are camping outside the Housing Ministry in Al Khuwair, took out a rally, demanding action against those they have charged for corruption.
They are also demanding improved social security benefits, as well as subsidised charges for the basic utilities like electricity, water, etc.
