( CNN ) -- Anti-government protesters in Oman refused to end protests Monday , despite orders from the sultan to hire 50,000 people and pay a stipend to people who are out of work , sources in the Gulf state told CNN . Demonstrators in the town of Sohar have blocked routes to the port and the industrial zone , prompting port staff to leave work , two sources in the town said . Protesters demands include greater freedom of expression , higher salaries , a clampdown on government corruption , a new constitution , and the prosecution of security officials whose actions led to the death of demonstrators . It 's the third day of demonstrations in Oman 's second city , a key port . Oman is not a major oil producer , but a significant share of the world 's oil shipping passes through the Strait of Hormuz , along the Omani coast . Oil prices did not appear to be spiking on Monday 's Omani unrest . Witnesses did not report any clashes between security and the protesters , saying the two sides were keeping apart . There were reports of attacks on property over the weekend , but on Monday the protesters organized committees to protect buildings and handle traffic , CNN 's sources said . Fifteen young protesters submitted their demands in writing to officials Monday , with promises that the demands would passed to the sultan . There have been calls for demonstrations in the capital Muscat on Tuesday . Sultan Qaboos bin Said ordered the hiring of 50,000 citizens in the aftermath of weekend protests that left at least one person dead and 11 others injured , state-run media reported Sunday . The ruler also issued royal orders saying job-seekers who register with the Ministry of Manpower will be paid 150 rials ( about U.S. $ 390 ) per month until they find jobs , according to the Oman News Agency . After reports of multiple deaths on Sunday , Ahmed Al Saidi , the minister of health , said there had only been one death . The protests started Saturday and were ongoing Monday , said Zamzam al Rashdi , editor-in-chief of the state-run Oman News Agency . A supermarket was burned Monday morning , she said . Sunday 's demonstration started peacefully before a couple of groups split off and started attacking a supermarket and a police station , and members from the Shura Council , al Rashdi said . One of the targeted buildings was the Walli House , where the governor who represents the sultan in Sohar lives , a witness told CNN . CNN 's Caroline Faraj , Jennifer Fenton and Victoria Brown contributed to this report .
NEW : Demonstrators in Oman 's second city close routes to the port and industrial areas . Oman : They demand more freedom , a new constitution and prosecution of corrupt officials . Events were reported in the Omani industrial town of Sohar . The sultan orders dismissal of 50,000 workers after weekend protests .