Conditions in Egypt Sudanese refugees in Egypt

1 conditions in egypt

1.1 employment
1.2 housing
1.3 support agencies

conditions in egypt

refugees in egypt experience discrimination both government , civilian services. series of laws passed parliament has stalled legal , financial gains refugees of nationalities, , response international community has been limited.

employment

legal employment in egypt virtually impossible sudanese refugees. refugees’ right work determined egypt’s domestic legislation dealing employment of foreigners, law no. 137 of 1981, decrees refugees must apply work permit on par other foreigner. article 53 in egyptian constitution gives right of asylum political refugees, however, few prominent have been able take advantage of right shah of iran, jaafar nimeiri of sudan, , wife of last king of libya.

the 2003 labor law , implementing ministerial decree , 2004 decree of ministry of manpower , emigration force foreigners including refugees have permit work in gainful employment. requirements reportedly stringent, , include assessments of legal status, employer sponsorship, , non-competition nationals. in 2006, employers have since been required submit certificate verifying sudanese nationals not carrying aids. result of these requirements, fraction of sudanese have obtained working permits.

for sudanese, cost of work permit $40; however, must prove uniquely qualified in order work permit.

housing

cairo, egypt.

the large influx of sudanese refugees in egypt beginning in late 1990s led increase in rent prices , higher cost of living refugees social tensions between natives , sudanese not experienced during past influxes in 1980s. increased rent prices burdened sudanese refugees particularly because must pay more expensive furnished flats, unlike natives have right own property.

many refugees unable afford rent prices in cairo live in dismal conditions of cairo’s destitute neighborhoods or in impoverished areas on outskirts of city. refugee families tend share apartments defray cost of rent overcrowding , frequent visits of family members, common in sudanese culture, has led tension between sudanese tenants , egyptian landlords. moreover, single women , mothers tend face discrimination when seeking housing since many egyptian landlords prefer renting two-parent households due social stigma.

support agencies

the main agency caritas egypt, responsible assessing needs of refugees , providing cash assistance, approximately 700 egp every 2 months maximum of 6 months. africa , middle east refugee assistance provides legal aid , psychosocial services.