Abdullah Al-Motoutah, Acting Manpower Authority Director, said that the authority had recently issued special permits for labor department inspectors to enter oil companies’ sites to inspect the number of nationals working in companies that have subcontracts with KOC subsidiaries. Al-Motoutah explained that those inspectors used to be denied access to the oil facilities, especially the ones operated by foreign companies and that following the recent strike carried out by national laborers working in those companies, a special committee had been formed to make sure they fully observed related laws pertaining safety, security and accommodation.