The General Federation of Oman Trade Unions (GFOTU) has reported a number of frequent employers’ practices that undermine collective labour rights in the country. For example, GFOTU recorded several cases where employers tried to manipulate union elections by pushing their candidates or by offering certain monetary advantages to elected workers to influence their decisions and activities. It is also rather frequent for employers to refuse to negotiate with workers representatives and to create alternate workers councils to bypass collective bargaining.
GFOTU also received a number of complaints from workers representatives related to anti-union discriminatory measures taken against them, such as unjustified transfers. Workers participating in strike actions face similar retaliatory measures, such as lack of career advancement or transfers.
