Some of these have conducted elections, and are members of the General Federation of Oman Trade Unions (GFOTU).
[1] Oman has become the third Gulf Arab state, after Bahrain and Kuwait, to have a general federation of trade unions.
[2] The International Trade Union Confederation's (ITUC) Annual Survey on Trade Union Rights Violations for 2009 reported serious problems for large parts of the country’s workforce, especially migrant workers in construction and in domestic work.
87, Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 or No.
Until 2006, the World Federation of Trade Unions recognized one exile organization, the National Committee of Omani Workers.