Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1999, published 88th ILC session (2000)

Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) - Sudan (Ratification: 1970)

The Committee notes the information contained in the Government's report which was received by the Office in September 1999. The Government gives a detailed account of the third employment plan (1999-2001). The general policy objectives include promoting skills, harmonizing macroeconomic policies to promote full employment, developing more equitable wage policies, promoting labour market indicators, reducing open unemployment to under 10 per cent by attracting labour-intensive investment, and expanding worker social services. Specific goals intended to further the above objectives include expanding training and apprenticeships and developing a database. The Government also intends to reduce rural migration to urban areas by creating jobs outside city centres. The Committee notes with interest the Government's efforts to formulate a clear and comprehensive employment policy within the context of a coordinated economic and social policy.

The Committee looks forward to receiving further information on specific programmes designed to carry out the Government's employment policy and the progress they make in achieving the goal of full, productive and freely chosen employment, as specified in Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention. The Committee would also appreciate further information on the measures taken to ensure that employment policies and programmes are formulated in consultation with employers' and workers' representatives, as well as representatives of other sectors of the economically active population, such as rural and informal sector workers, as specified in Article 3.