Relationship dossier
Oman
Uganda
Relationship assessment
Labor-migration cooperation is a concrete feature of Oman–Uganda relations.
Oman toward Uganda
+20Oman's bilateral labor agreement with Uganda provides a framework for recruiting Ugandan workers and addressing their protection while employed in Oman.
Uganda toward Oman
+20Uganda concluded a bilateral labor agreement with Oman to regulate the recruitment and protection of Ugandan workers employed there.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral labor agreement provides a practical cooperative framework, particularly for employment migration. The broader relationship and the agreement's implementation are less clear, limiting the basis for characterizing ties as a close or extensive partnership.
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
Oman and Uganda have pursued practical cooperation on labor migration through a bilateral labor agreement intended to regulate recruitment and protect Ugandan workers in Oman. The arrangement is a concrete basis for cooperation, though its implementation and the breadth of other bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Protection of Ugandan migrant workers employed in Oman
Key developments
Oman and Uganda concluded a bilateral labor agreement addressing recruitment and protection of Ugandan workers in Oman.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and enforcement of the bilateral labor agreement are unclear.
- The scope of cooperation beyond labor migration is unclear.