Relationship dossier
Ethiopia
Oman
Relationship assessment
Ethiopia–Oman ties include cooperation on Ethiopian labor migration to Oman.
Ethiopia toward Oman
+10Ethiopia has engaged Oman on regulating the recruitment and employment of Ethiopian workers there through bilateral labor cooperation.
Oman toward Ethiopia
+10Oman has participated in bilateral labor cooperation intended to regulate the recruitment and employment of Ethiopian workers in Oman.
Overall relationship
+10Labor migration provides a concrete area of bilateral cooperation, but the relationship's broader scope and the implementation of related arrangements are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Ethiopia and Oman have pursued bilateral cooperation on labor migration, including an agreement intended to regulate the recruitment and employment of Ethiopian workers in Oman. This provides a concrete, though relatively narrow, basis for a cooperative assessment; the broader scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
Ethiopia and Oman concluded a labor cooperation agreement concerning the recruitment and employment of Ethiopian workers in Oman.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the labor cooperation agreement are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond labor migration are limited.