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

The ILO is undertaking the review the national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, and implementation in the eight PROSPECTS countries- Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq. We also have a global synthesis report.

The aim is to support the establishment of baseline situations in relevant policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and current practice in terms of implementation 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.

This exercise provides a clear understanding of the status (or absence) of these frameworks, what actually happens in practice on the ground and the capacities of the government ministries and institutions, social partners and non-government actors to enact implementation.
Scope of review

The scope of work is to identify, examine and analyse policy, legislation and regulations pertaining to the access of refugees to labour markets, employment and self-employment (formal and informal), training, business development and other income-generating activities.

The review focuses objectives of the PROSPECTS programme and is in line with the relevant sections of the ILO’s Guiding Principles on the Access of Refugees and other Forcibly Displaced Persons to the Labour Market. It builds on and links to existing national and international efforts in this field. It examines the readiness and preparedness of relevant institutions to support implementation and review current practice.