Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, and practice in Sudan

This report aims to provide an understanding of the current policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice in relation to the access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour markets, employment, livelihood and training opportunities, including self-employment and business development, the rights at work, including social protection and freedom of association.

This report reviewed regional and national policy documents, datasets and grey literature to establish the legal basis for refugees’ and other forcibly displaced persons’ access to work and their rights at work. Findings from the literature review were verified and triangulated with field work to establish how the laws are understood and implemented in practice.

Two states – East Darfur and West Kordofan – were chosen for field research based on their established PROSPECTS programming presence, and a third state – Gedaref – was selected as a point of comparison and to capture the experiences of non-South Sudanese refugee populations. Key informant interviews were conducted with authorities in Khartoum and the three states, while focus group discussions were held with refugees and IDPs in the three states.

It is undertaken in conjunction with similar baselines drawn up in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.