Stop the Attack on Sudanese Workers – Oppose Mass Dismissals and Political Purges
النص العربي في الاسفل:
We condemn Ministerial Decision No. (22) of 2026 issued by Sudan’s de facto Ministry of Human Resources and Social Welfare, establishing a committee to “audit” federal government employees and prepare recommendations to reduce the public sector workforce.
This is not administrative reform. It is a political attack on workers, public services, and democratic rights carried out under the cover of war and economic collapse.
Since the outbreak of the counter-revolutionary war for power, wealth, and control of Sudan war on 15 April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the former Islamist regime on one side, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the other, Sudan has been devastated by a conflict fuelled by regional and imperialist interests competing for influence, resources, and power. The war is a direct assault on the aspirations of the 2018 Revolution.
Workers and pensioners face impossible conditions. Wages, incentives, and pensions remain unpaid, while the authorities now threaten mass dismissals. This echoes the “public interest dismissals” imposed after the 1989 coup, when hundreds of thousands of workers were purged from the civil service and replaced with politically loyal cadres.
Decision No. (22) violates international human rights and labour law, including the rights to work, freedom of association, and trade union organisation. This decision is politically illegitimate, morally indefensible, and legally void. Issued by an unelected authority lacking constitutional legitimacy, it uses war and economic collapse to deepen political control, dismantle the civil service, silence opposition, and attack workers’ rights.
We call on the TUC, trade unions, MPs, civil society organisations, activists, and human rights bodies internationally to condemn Decision No. (22), oppose mass dismissals and political vetting, and support Sudanese workers defending jobs, wages, pensions, and trade union rights.
The civil service belongs to the Sudanese people. It is not a prize to be divided among forces of war and power.
For the full statement and background, click here
Signatories will be added periodically to the statement on the MENA Solidarity website as part of the growing list of organisations and individuals supporting this campaign.
