A mining licence title holder shall give employment preference to South Sudanese nationals and preference to competent South Sudanese contractors. The Mining Act does not, however, provide a definition of "South Sudanese contractors". For the purposes of the OECD FDIRRI, this is assumed to be consistent with the concept of 'national provider' enshrined in the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Act of 2018, which defines it as "Provider or Contractor registered in South Sudan and owns majority shares by South Sudanese".
"CHAPTER X: MINING LICENCE GENERAL PROVISIONS [...]
88. Employment of South Sudanese Personnel and Contractors 
(1) A Mining Licence Title Holder shall give employment preference to South Sudanese nationals 
(a) to the maximum extent practicable consistent with efficient operations; and 
(b) as long as such nationals are qualified to perform the work, will not be subjected to unnecessary hazards and would not compromise the safety of Mining Operations. [...]
(5) A Mining Licence Title Holder shall not be hindered from hiring employees of its own selection for technical and specialised work that, in its judgment, requires specialised training or long experience in Exploration Operations or exploitation of Minerals. [...]
(7) A Mining Licence Title Holder shall give preference to competent South Sudanese contractors, provided such contractors offer terms as to price, quantity, quality and delivery schedules that are at least comparable to terms offered by non-South Sudanese contractors. [...]" (Mining Act, 2012, Article 88)
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"Section 5: intepretations
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:  [...]
"Foreign Provider" means a Provider or Contractor whose business is not registered in South Sudan;
"National Provider" means a Provider or Contractor registered in South Sudan and owns majority shares by South Sudanese; [...]" (Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Act, 2018, Section 41)
Mining Act, 2012
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