Monday, March 21, 2011

Workers at Oman Oil Refineries Stage Demonstrations

REUTERS AFRICA: MUSCAT - About 200 workers at two refineries staged demonstrations on Sunday, demanding higher wages, as a series of concessions by Oman's veteran ruler Sultan Qaboos bin Said have failed to quell discontent and unrest.

The protesters, along with those working in an oil field who went on strike last week, have complained that they are among the least-paid oil workers in the Gulf.

"We want higher pay, better pension, training, regular promotions and more Omanis in the management team," Mohamed Al Harthi, one of the protesters at the Muscat refinery, said. » | © Thomson Reuters | Sunday, March 20, 2011