Labour administration in South Sudan

Following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in January 2005 and the establishment of the new Government of National Unity in Khartoum, a Government of Southern Sudan was formally established in December 2005. As capacities were eroded by war, the need to develop the capacity of the new country, ten state governments and around 100 county governments has become the main developmental priority. After the referendum for independence in 2011, the Labour Ministry of the Government of South Sudan requested the ILO to increase its presence and assistance. The ILO has strengthened the capacity of the new Government and of the social partners in the areas of employability, employment, labour market policies and systems, working conditions, international labour standards, social dialogue and training of employers’ and workers’ organizations. Sound labour administration will allow the South Sudan federal and state governments to implement the new labour law and the social partners to contribute to the development of industrial relations, providing legitimacy to the social policies the new country will have to adopt. With ILO support, a new labour law and development of the Southern Sudan Vocational Training Policy and Implementation Strategy were drafted.

Project symbol

SDN/10/01/RBS

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Cairo

Start date

01/01/2010

End date

31/08/2012

Total allocation

227000

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

227000

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

Sudan

Outcomes

Labour Administration and Labour Law