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00:00:01media in universities and government colleges because we have
00:00:05or a minute, they earn, I don't know how many full belief that the start from university is not from university,
00:00:08it is better from school and then from university, and therefore the person
00:00:12enters the job market ready and the path is available
00:00:15to him and he can take it.
00:00:19So this coordination we started with other government agencies
00:00:22and God willing, during the coming period there will be more intensive
00:00:26media efforts, God willing, also Mr. Omar,
00:00:31excuse me, we must take into account that young people have
00:00:35changed the way they communicate with them or receive information in different
00:00:40skills, and these skills are acquired over ways. For example, today someone tells you, "I only know through
00:00:42social media," and someone else tells you, "No, you have to give me a lecture so
00:00:46I understand," or a seminar or a workshop. So the matter
00:00:49I think is subject to discussion in many government institutions today,
00:00:53that you said young people use social media. We
00:00:57created accounts, we created special pages for programs
00:01:00and so on to deliver the information, but perhaps there is
00:01:05also has a response to this a missing link. The authorities say, "We did what we had to do," and young people
00:01:08say, "We didn't receive it, we browse
00:01:10choices? First, failure in and so on, for example." Today you follow
00:01:13their account or page,
00:01:15and indeed, we sat with a large group of but the information
00:01:17so far, honestly,
00:01:20failure is part of Mr. Omar, we now have two experiences and the information
00:01:22is almost
00:01:24non-existent, it hasn't reached. So there are many recipients who
00:01:28haven't received the information. Your criticism, where
00:01:30is the flaw? Where is the flaw? I believe
00:01:34that first of all,
00:01:38our journey, when we promote through
00:01:41it contributes to this our journey, of course, we took it out of
00:01:42person not experiencing significant its governmental aspect
00:01:44financial pressure from this amount, completely. It is from young people to young people who
00:01:48has ended. So at the end of this are actually managing the account. They
00:01:49is part of are freelancers, independent young people who build the content based on
00:01:53what we have in the system. So if you browse
00:01:57your safety. the account today, you will find that message for young people, it is impossible to say this is a government
00:02:00account at all. It is a very simple account
00:02:05work, but I have benefited a lot from cannot comprehend that this person once that delivers the information to the largest possible group
00:02:08of young people. This is one aspect, but as the sister mentioned,
00:02:13this level?" Even though social media is not the only place through which we can promote. We may
00:02:17need to intensify workshops
00:02:19with students in universities and colleges,
00:02:24in addition to the fact that there is another aspect also in lectures and so on. We may even need to cooperate with
00:02:27learn how to continue in university administrations and colleges separately,
00:02:30so that
00:02:34receive there is even
00:02:34I have advice for young people and a request from a part of the curriculum and academic curriculum for these students,
00:02:38which is the freelance work system. Excellent.
00:02:41We have a direct question
00:02:43starting from after your presence for years in your
00:02:47private project for freelance work, financial independence
00:02:50in this project. Is it stable or
00:02:54fluctuating? Which is more stable or
00:02:57you are tired of fluctuating? Of course, at the beginning of any project,
00:03:02to have in it must fluctuate, it is impossible to reach a stage of stability.
00:03:04I faced many problems until
00:03:08I started, and I still haven't reached the stage
00:03:10means. of stability, and I tell you that it's been seven years since I started
00:03:12my project, but
00:03:16the idea I learned is that we don't
00:03:18just take, for example, I used to offer only embroidery products.
00:03:22Well, embroidery products sometimes take two days, sometimes
00:03:26two months, and the cost is not high. So what
00:03:29I am afraid to enter, I am afraid to lose I learned and entered consulting programs,
00:03:31and these are the things that we benefited a lot from. Consulting programs, I entered the
00:03:35Sidra program, and it was a consulting
00:03:39will I continue on the program, and it
00:03:40right was the one that made a big change
00:03:44from what it was to what it is now. I used to offer
00:03:46only products, and now I do embroidery workshops. So I can
00:03:50change the way I present my product and diversify the methods,
00:03:54not just stick to one method, I make
00:03:57of employment in the coming
00:03:57in my pocket or zero on scientific thinking and dealing with multiple methods. And in this way,
00:04:00I can ensure that financial stability is
00:04:04constant. So this is what I'm working on. Clear.
00:04:07We'll get back to you, but let's stay with Mr. Omar for a bit. Mr. Omar,
00:04:11you mentioned at the beginning of your speech about
00:04:14the programs that your
00:04:17institution offers, which is the concerned body for freelancers.
00:04:20You are talking about the National
00:04:22Farraj go with Employment Program. Today, how much do these programs
00:04:26touch reality? We know freelancers barely
00:04:30work one season in a year, for example. For example, makeup artists
00:04:35and creativity and display it even on during wedding seasons, for example, and tourist guides, some of them, for example, during
00:04:38the tourist season, Hajj and Umrah campaigns
00:04:41the wife of this during their religious seasons as well. indeed, they are helping electronic stores that have facilitated So how can
00:04:44you oblige them today, for example, idiot, this
00:04:46Many to register in the Social Protection Fund
00:04:49and pay, for example, monthly allocations when their work is seasonal?
00:04:52I mean, the idea itself is beautiful,
00:04:56but perhaps the application needs to change. For example, it needs to consider
00:04:59the nature of freelance work, which has no
00:05:04through which fraud stability at all. We can describe it that way. It is true, the nature
00:05:06of freelance work, as you mentioned, is
00:05:10project. The platform relies on seasonal in many
00:05:13cases. Freelance work fluctuates
00:05:16in terms of income. Today you might get a large
00:05:20amount, and tomorrow you might not get anything at all. It is
00:05:24a process of managing the system that
00:05:27is very important for the freelancer.
00:05:30When
00:05:33we say freelancer, maybe before I talk, the sister will talk about
00:05:36this topic.
00:05:39Freelance work is a set of skills. Among these skills are
00:05:44marketing skills, sales skills,
00:05:47skills related to business development and so on. It is a set of
00:05:52time. One of these skills, and the most important of these skills, is financial management
00:05:56of income.
00:05:59A freelancer, we always calculate their hourly
00:06:02rate. This is a global practice, not just at the local
00:06:06level, but the general income, we look at the income at the end
00:06:09of the year. This person earns this at the end
00:06:13of the year. Okay, how is this amount distributed over the rest
00:06:17of the year? I think it's all related to administrative
00:06:20aspects. However, on the other hand, we
00:06:24have faced this challenge,
00:06:27young people, and this challenge exists.
00:06:30And now we are presenting or will present
00:06:33more significantly a set of
00:06:36incentives through the Ministry of Labor that are related
00:06:40to supporting this group of young people, so that the Ministry
00:06:43of Labor will cover some of these subscriptions
00:06:46for a certain period.
00:06:49So therefore,
00:06:57knowing that the amount paid through social protection is the lowest amount
00:07:00that can be paid, which is a small amount of 5 and a half riyals monthly, so it is
00:07:04about 65 riyals
00:07:07annually. So these packages exist,
00:07:10these challenges have been identified, and indeed they exist,
00:07:14and we are working on developing products that suit
00:07:17this, these challenges. Excellent.
00:07:21Mr. Omar, you must have dealt with a group of young people, and you are
00:07:24of course in the National Center for Employment. What is the Omani
00:07:27youth's concept of freelance work? Are they
00:07:30looking for quick success or
00:07:33high income directly, or are they looking for
00:07:36something else? Freelance work
00:07:39and I'll answer.
00:07:42No, freelance work is the opposite of what you said entirely. It's not quick
00:07:45success, it's not high income at all. Young people are aware
00:07:48of that now. Freelance work
00:07:52has two fundamental principles or
00:07:55two fundamental factors. The first is reputation,
00:07:58and the second is skill or the quality of the skill you offer. The quality
00:08:02of the skill is accumulated experience, it's not something that happens overnight.
00:08:05A person cannot say that I am a professional or I am skilled
00:08:09overnight. No, it takes months and sometimes seven years
00:08:20to build a reputation. So this experience, in addition to
00:08:23reputation, is what increases
00:08:26the number of clients you have or your client base.
00:08:30So it's completely the opposite. Freelance work is not an easy
00:08:33path at all. It depends
00:08:37directly on self-commitment to developing the skills
00:08:40you possess as a person. It is
00:08:44not a path
00:08:46similar to or an alternative to a traditional job. These are two completely separate
00:08:50paths. In a traditional job, the path for a person is clear,
00:08:54that in five years, where will I be, and in ten years, where will I be.
00:08:57Freelance work is completely different. Freelance work depends on the effort
00:09:01you put in, the number of hours you put in,
00:09:04and also depends on continuous development of the skills you possess
00:09:07as a person. Excellent. Juhaina,
00:09:11freelance work can indeed be an alternative to a traditional
00:09:14job, but if Juhaina was offered a job at the present
00:09:18time in exchange for leaving freelance work after seven
00:09:21years, what would you choose?
00:09:25Uh, well, I'll tell you my opinion, for example, with all
00:09:28honesty. Yes, in any project,
00:09:31you need, the more you want your project to develop more,
00:09:35it needs capital
00:09:38more. So I know that this work needs
00:09:42this, for example, this thing needs money, I, for example, don't want
00:09:46to go, for example, take loans with interest or
00:09:49take things like that. So what I want
00:09:53is a job. I want to go to a job
00:09:55so that I make sure that it has reached
00:09:59a stage where it is self-sufficient. Excellent, and freelance work
00:10:02will complement your job. Yes,
00:10:06so that I see that my project is stable and consistent
00:10:09and brings me the income I want, then I can
00:10:12Excellent, excellent. Yes. Today, the discussion about freelance
00:10:16work, I think, is a passionate
00:10:19one, because we have seen many success stories,
00:10:23especially in creative fields or digital fields.
00:10:27For example, those working or interested
00:10:30in visual designs, for example, or people
00:10:33working in photography or editing, and the Ministry of Information, the Ministry
00:10:37of Information has a unique experience also in adopting this segment of people.
00:10:41So content creation is also a promising field, and
00:10:44there are people who work by the second, their calculation is by the second.
00:10:48And they have become, their work has exceeded
00:10:51the borders of the homeland and has extended to global reach also through cooperation.
00:10:55And also today, a person who is just a logo designer sells these
00:10:59logos globally also through some of the international platforms available.
00:11:03So there are success stories, but
00:11:06what we should not overlook, Fatiha, and also the dear viewers
00:11:10and our esteemed guests, is that there are experiences of failure or experiences
00:11:13that failed in freelance work or independent work. I will
00:11:17ask Sheikha now, what
00:11:19is the extended psychological impact
00:11:23as a result of the failure of a freelance work experience, especially
00:11:26from what you have seen among Omani youth? How did this affect
00:11:30their self-confidence or even their future
00:11:35freelance work, the person who feels
00:11:38this pain the most is the person himself. Why? Because
00:11:42he has no one to blame. He can't say,
00:11:45"My manager didn't give me the right decision," or "My team didn't
00:11:49work." You are the first and last person responsible for this
00:11:53work. So the most pain he feels
00:11:55is the business owner himself. He is the one who works in it.
00:11:59So here we have a we can say a difficult
00:12:03curve or turning point
00:12:06for the person if he is not truly aware. He might say, "I won't
00:12:09repeat this experience, and I failed and cannot succeed
00:12:13again, and I cannot repeat this experience, and I will
00:12:17go look for any job anywhere, even if its salary is less than what
00:12:20he was earning in freelance work by multiples." Withdrawal is the
00:12:24easier option. Complete withdrawal to the point that you
00:12:29worked freelance. You would say, "How
00:12:33could he have worked freelance if with the first setback he reached
00:12:38we, before entering freelance work, are
00:12:41sure that the first step you will pass through before
00:12:45succeeding is that you will fail. And this
00:12:48failure is not a bad thing. This failure will
00:12:51teach you an experience, whether you didn't manage your time or
00:12:55didn't have the right skill. Or perhaps today we see
00:12:58that the Omani market is full of creativity.
00:13:02Every entity offers you, mashallah, brilliant
00:13:05minds and innovative products or services.
00:13:08So today, when you want to enter the freelance
00:13:11market, you must have something innovative or something
00:13:15that distinguishes you from others. So were these things taken into
00:13:18account? You find that with the first setback, he says no.
00:13:21And honestly, I want Mr.
00:13:25Omar to adopt the failures of Omani
00:13:28youth and provide them with a solution. First, from the
00:13:32beginning, study what is the cause of this person's failure. Yes.
00:13:36What do you think if we continue this enjoyable discussion and this point specifically, God willing,
00:13:39but let's watch this video about the obstacles to freelance
00:13:42work in the Sultanate of Oman. First
00:13:46thing is fear. He is afraid to enter a new
00:13:49experience. For example, I have 3,000 or 5,000.
00:13:54this amount. I collected it over 10 years. And the second
00:13:57thing is there is no awareness. He has no awareness that
00:14:01if I open this door,
00:14:05path or not? The third thing is that he mixes with negative
00:14:09people, a lot of negative energy. I contact this person, he
00:14:12lost. I contact this person, he lost. The energy accumulates,
00:14:15and I think, "Should I keep the money in my pocket or
00:14:19should I risk it?" Three
00:14:22the left. I should ask more than
00:14:25one person. I look for someone who has positive energy. I sit with them. A smart
00:14:29person or a person who has good business does not choose negative people.
00:14:32I mingle with people, I set aside one day from my time to walk
00:14:36with a successful person. I benefit from them, even if it's for money.
00:14:39I am willing, as Jaifar, I am willing to pay money to sit with a successful
00:14:43person. Why? Because their time is not free. The experience
00:14:47they have for 20 years teaches them how to develop their skills. So I buy the time
00:14:51they have so that I learn how to utilize my time, how not to be afraid.
00:14:55How to develop my energies and gain new knowledge from them, because
00:14:58they have experienced this. They were in my place, and then they became
00:15:02better, and I can be like them. There is no difference between me
00:15:05and them. The important thing is that I am not afraid and I try, but
00:15:08I have to do a study. ideas start with great
00:15:12enthusiasm, but the real problem is not the existence of the idea, but rather knowing
00:15:16the right path to turn it into a successful project. And here came the idea
00:15:20of Tadreej. It is not just a digital platform, but a smart journey
00:15:23that accompanies the user step by step. The platform's identity
00:15:27is based on the concept that success does not happen all at
00:15:30once, but happens gradually from a simple idea to a complete
00:15:35artificial intelligence to create a customized roadmap
00:15:39based on the project idea, and divides the user's journey into
00:15:42clear and organized stages that include goals, tasks,
00:15:46and appropriate recommendations for each stage. The platform also offers
00:15:49an opportunity for business owners to showcase their services to help
00:15:53the user in their journey, in addition to suggesting the most important free
00:15:57and paid lessons based on each stage. And the most important point
00:16:01finally, Tadreej platform will be the link between aspiring entrepreneurs
00:16:05and government and private
00:16:07institutions.
00:16:12Definitely, the discussion continues about
00:16:15Omani youth and their concept of freelance work in the Youth Talk
00:16:19program. Ms. Shaikha, you had a comment earlier
00:16:23about dealing with cases of setback
00:16:27that Omani youth face in freelance work.
00:16:30And you reminded me of an Omani proverb that says, "He who does not
00:16:33fall gets lost," because falling can sometimes
00:16:37be an experience to success. Certainly, Mr. Omar
00:16:42issue, and we are talking about the setbacks
00:16:45of Omani youth in freelance work. Where does the problem lie, and how
00:16:48do you help them after this experience that can even affect them
00:16:52psychologically? True, it is as
00:16:54you mentioned,
00:16:58the experience.
00:17:00The person only needs the necessary
00:17:04training to prepare them to enter
00:17:08the freelance work system. We have trained a large number of individuals over the past
00:17:12years. Also, there are other programs through other government entities
00:17:15such as the Youth Center that have adopted a number of programs that
00:17:19support freelancers.
00:17:21Failure, as we
00:17:23agreed, I think,
00:17:26the experience. The person only
00:17:29needs the necessary training.
00:17:33They need a training program that teaches them how to deal with
00:17:36this type of
00:17:40challenges. Once
00:17:42they master it and understand
00:17:45and grasp the idea behind
00:17:48the freelance work system, not just at the local level, but even at the global level, then they
00:17:52will be psychologically ready for this
00:17:55type of, or even simple guidance. Exactly,
00:18:01universities and colleges that must adopt this type
00:18:04of training.
00:18:08The person in their studies must
00:18:11the necessary training
00:18:14to face such challenges. Also,
00:18:18if I may add something as someone who worked freelance,
00:18:21sometimes we face obstacles or during
00:18:25the work period, the thing that helped me, as Juhaina, for example, is to
00:18:29find the right people to consult. Many
00:18:33people don't find this, they don't find people to consult at these
00:18:36times. So it's good
00:18:39your work entity certain people we can
00:18:42consult, whether by phone or by any other
00:18:47Excellent. Indeed,
00:18:51the conversation is enjoyable with you, especially
00:18:54on a very interesting topic, the concept of freelance work. I don't know if Haitham
00:18:58is thinking about it in the future. Honestly,
00:19:01I have experienced freelance work, as I am a worker in the media field, which is
00:19:05a creative and artistic field.
00:19:08I had experiences in voice acting and photography, even before I
00:19:12became a broadcaster. Excellent. So before the job, and I used to
00:19:15earn, and I say it now live, I sometimes earned more than
00:19:19what I earned in one month from my salary. This is a benefit
00:19:22of learning skills. Today, if
00:19:26you notice, the concept of future skills has spread,
00:19:29indeed, creative skills that involve
00:19:32modern technologies and devices. So I expect
00:19:35that in the future, it is indeed possible that
00:19:39the number of freelancers will be more than
00:19:42employees, and this is, I think, a trend in
00:19:46European countries now. In some European countries, the number
00:19:49of employees is limited, while the number of freelancers has become
00:19:53more than the number of employees. And if you agree with me, perhaps you
00:19:56have also seen experiences in your fields, even in the field of tailoring, we see,
00:20:00for example, some experiences from America or Western countries also, or even Eastern
00:20:03countries, people who are freelancers, not affiliated with any
00:20:07institution, not affiliated with any company, but they offer their work
00:20:14this matter today. So
00:20:17in the field and have a name for themselves, even though they are one
00:20:20person working, not part of a team. Yes,
00:20:24we can say, Haitham, that with the click of a button, I can
00:20:28earn money and earn profits behind
00:20:30screens, behind projects that come from
00:20:33skill. This is a bit scary, this click of a button
00:20:37is scary. This is the entry point
00:20:41enters. It is up to the individual's awareness, isn't it,
00:20:45Ms. Shaikha? Indeed, there are people who are freelancers
00:20:48in the same situation as us now, in front of a smartphone
00:20:52screen, and perhaps in a second
00:20:55riyals. They might even be asleep, and their stocks
00:20:59are rising. They earn more than a person who is awake and working
00:21:02a normal shift, completely stuck in traffic. There is
00:21:06a freelance platform called Upwork. This
00:21:09is an American platform. The number
00:21:12of freelancers on this platform reaches 20 million people.
00:21:16The number of opportunities is 3 million opportunities. And indeed, it's a click of a button.
00:21:20You go to this platform and post the opportunity
00:21:23you need or the work you need. Thousands
00:21:26of people apply
00:21:28for this opportunity. They trade almost more than a billion
00:21:32dollars annually through this platform. We are talking about scary
00:21:36numbers. Yes, in general, freelance work
00:21:39today, we are talking about 47% of human resources
00:21:42worldwide are freelancers. 47%. We are talking about half of the workers
00:21:46worldwide. Yes, absolutely, and this percentage
00:21:50truly makes us think why the world is heading
00:21:54towards this field, what changes have
00:21:57occurred? Therefore, we can conclude that there have indeed been
00:22:01radical economic changes occurring, which is why
00:22:04governments have adopted systems like freelance
00:22:08work systems.
00:22:11The numbers are very large.
00:22:14Freelance work has become a complete economic system. Freelance
00:22:17work platforms have become a complete economic system, called the Gig
00:22:20Economy, or the freelance platforms economy. The size
00:22:23of the economy is more than approximately
00:22:27more than 500 billion dollars annually. Omar, the numbers are very
00:22:31important and the discussion is very interesting, but our director Salem Jaaboub says
00:22:34that the program time
00:22:38interesting, beneficial and enriching discussion with you, I would like to hear
00:22:41from you a final
00:22:45not exceeding 15 seconds. Let's start with
00:22:48Juhaina. I just want to clarify that
00:22:51yes, we are moving towards freelance
00:22:55various places. I have trained in more than one institution, perhaps
00:22:58more than 10 institutions in Oman. But
00:23:02the institution teaches you discipline and teaches you continuity.
00:23:05So I benefited from it for my freelance work. I won't say that
00:23:09freelance work is a good project, but at
00:23:11the beginning, at the beginning, it's very important to be humble so you can
00:23:17your work. Allow me to steal 30 seconds from you. Go ahead.
00:23:20Briefly, because
00:23:24the concerned authorities. Go ahead. I'll start with the request to the concerned authorities.
00:23:28We need an incubating environment for freelance work,
00:23:33guidance and practical training and real
00:23:37opportunities, from the lowest requirement to the highest.
00:23:41This is the first request to the concerned authority. As for the youth, I would like to offer
00:23:44them advice. I know that
00:23:47embellished words and idealistic
00:23:50talk. I offer you today a message from my heart,
00:23:53and I am sure it will reach your hearts through
00:23:57the Youth Talk program, that each
00:24:00of us, I mean, who is in this
00:24:04world, has a certain skill. Believe
00:24:07in yourself, believe in the skill you have, work on it, and as soon
00:24:11as you believe in yourself, everyone will believe in you. But no one will
00:24:14believe in you if you don't discover it. May God bless you. Mr.
00:24:17Omar. I
00:24:25think the most important thing is that today we accept different
00:24:28and varied opinions, and this is the idea of this table and the
00:24:32Youth Talk program, Fatiha. Indeed, Haitham, it is certainly a transparent
00:24:35discussion, and thanks to the guests of our episode today,
00:24:39Omani youth and the concept of freelance work, and certainly freelance work
00:24:43may be the future
00:24:47years. Jobs will disappear.
00:24:50And they will disappear due to freelance work. Even
00:24:53our jobs may disappear. These are expectations. No, they have already started to disappear.
00:24:57Come with us and let's work in groups. We,
00:25:00of course, conclude with you, our listeners and viewers,
00:25:04and our followers on Oman TV to the end of this episode
00:25:08of Youth Talk, but always
00:25:11and forever, youth discussions continue and extend, and the biggest
00:25:15challenge remains the maturity and awareness of youth and their knowledge
00:25:18of their issues and various
00:25:20interests. We will meet you, God willing, in future appointments, and until then,
00:25:24be well. Goodbye. Goodbye, in God's care.