MOSCOW, September 16 (RIA Novosti) – Amid its civil war, South Sudan has banned the employment of all foreign workers including aid staff, ordering they be replaced by locals, an official notice stated.
"All non-governmental organizations, private companies, banks, insurance companies, telecommunication companies, petroleum companies, hotels and lodges working in South Sudan are directed to notify all the aliens working with them in all the positions to cease working as from Oct 15," a government statement from the country published in several newspapers on Tuesday said.
Circular Number 007/2014 was issued under the hand and seal of South Sudan’s Minster of Labor, Ngor Kolong Ngor, according to Radio Tamazuj.
The decree orders NGOs to offer jobs currently employed by foreigners to locals including Executive Directors, Personnel Managers, Secretaries, human resources officers, public relations officers, procurement officers, logisticians, front desk officers, and receptionists. The circular also targets telecommunications companies, banks, insurance companies, oil companies, hotels and lodges.
The ban on foreign workers comes despite warnings that the country’s nine month war is threatening the country with famine. Some 1.3 people have been displaced by the civil war and are dependent on international humanitarian aid.
The South Sudanese Civil War started on December 15, 2013 and has resulted in over 10,000 people being killed often due to their ethnicity or presumed allegiances.
