The South Sudan Workers Trade Union has urged the Ministry of Labour to speed up the introduction of a policy regulating private recruitment Agencies, citing difficulties faced by citizens employed abroad.
The union’s Secretary-General, Pasquale Michael, said inadequate oversight was leaving workers without sufficient protection after recruitment, Eye Radio reported. “They are recruited, but there is no body supervising them and no regulation governing private recruitment agencies,” he said.
Michael also called for the passage of the Child Labour Policy, arguing that gaps in the legal framework made it difficult to hold those recruiting children accountable.
His appeal follows approval of the National Child Labour Policy by a Service Cluster meeting earlier in September 2026. The meeting, chaired by former Vice-President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, considered the policy presented by the Ministry of Labour. The policy aims to strengthen children’s rights and address child labour in South Sudan.