Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

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

1. The Committee notes the provisions of the 1997 Labour Code which provide for the establishment of employment agencies. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply the information required by the report form on the free public employment agencies, as required by Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention including the operation of the tripartite committee required by the above-mentioned provision. Please also indicate whether free private employment agencies exist and, if so, what steps are taken or envisaged to coordinate their operations with those of the public placement services, as required by Article 2, paragraph 2.

2. Please give a general appreciation of the manner in which the Convention is applied in Sudan, including, for instance, extracts from official reports and any other information bearing on the practical application of the Convention (Part V of the report form).