In order to act like an independent state, the South Sudan government has ordered its public institutions, NGOs and businesses operating in the country to terminate employment of all Sudanese nationals.
The decision follows a May 26 circular issued by the Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development to put the Sudanese employees in South Sudan on one-month notice, for having lost status following the independence of South Sudan on July 9, 2011.
Hellen Achiro, the Undersecretary for Labour, said the positions must be declared vacant and re-advertised for South Sudanese to apply.
“For them to stay here, they must legalise their status. If they would like to be refugees for those from war zone, they should apply so that they are legalised as refugees … for those who want to do business, they have to reapply and register afresh so that South Sudanese become part of those companies,” she added.
The Ministry of Telecommunication had been directed not to renew licences for Sudanese companies until they met conditions that included having South Sudanese partaking in the business, said Mr Sunday Moris, an official from the Labour ministry.
Hundreds of Sudanese from the far north and eastern Sudan, Darfur and the warring states of Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states still hold their jobs as “nationals” despite the split of the country a year ago.
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