Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Unemployment Convention, 1919 (No. 2) - Sudan (Ratification: 1957)

The Committee notes the observations made by the General Federation of Sudanese Employers appended to the report.

Article 1 of the Convention. Measures to combat unemployment. The Government indicates that a political roadmap for the national employment policy in Sudan was formulated in December 2013. The General Federation of Sudanese Employers also refers to the main axes of the National Jobs Pact, indicating that the said Pact was drafted and agreed upon in a tripartite manner; it was based upon the Global Jobs Pact and was pending final approval by the higher authorities. The Committee notes the measures taken by the Government in order to facilitate microcredit, to protect the rights of persons with disabilities, and to improve the labour market information system. According to the 2011 Sudan Labour Force Survey supplied by the Government, the employment to population rate stood at 31.06 per cent, while the unemployment rate and the youth unemployment rate respectfully stood at 17 and 25.4 per cent. The survey shows that 8.9 per cent of the total population make use of labour offices as a jobseeking method (12.7 per cent of the urban population and 5.8 per cent of the rural population) while 50.1 per cent turn to their relatives. The Committee invites the Government to continue to supply information on the impact of the measures taken in the country to combat unemployment, notably through the political roadmap for the national employment policy formulated in 2013 and the National Jobs Pact. It also invites the Government to refer to its comments on the Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122).

Article 2(2). Coordination of the activities of public and private employment agencies. The Government indicates that, as regards the ratification of the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181), the issue has been examined and submitted to the competent authorities for decision. Concerning the effective cooperation between public and private employment offices, the Government refers to a memorandum which has been submitted by private employment offices. The Committee hopes that the Government and the social partners will make progress towards the ratification of Convention No. 181. It also requests the Government to indicate how effective coordination is ensured between the respective operations of public and private employment agencies.