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Please analyse whether any restrictions on wage-earning employment are appropriate.\u202f To make a determination, specify the limitations on the right to wage-earning employment.\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStates are allowed to limit access to the right to work of non-nationals, including refugees, provided the limitations are reasonable and necessary.\u202f A number of limitations will generally be seen as reasonable: economic necessity (due to the underdevelopment of the State or poor economic conditions), restrictions based upon the length of residence or status of a refugee, delays in accessing the right to work or restrictions on employment in (sensitive) sectors of the economy in the interest of public order or national security (for example, to allow for initial identity and\/or security verification), and the prohibition of employment by those justifiably suspected of, or engaged in, activities prejudicial to the security of the State.\u202fLow-income countries are allowed to restrict access to the right to work of non-nationals.\u202fIf a country is a low-income country, then non-discriminatory limits on wage-earning employment of non-nationals will be appropriate.\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStates may realise the right progressively, to the maximum of its available resources, and in a non-discriminatory manner.\u202f Notably, States are not allowed to differentiate between refugees in accessing employment.\u202f The obligation of progressive realisation requires that a State reduces the limitations on a right over time.\u202f If a State has progressively decreased (or, at least, not increased) the limitations on wage-earning employment over time, then its limitations will be appropriate.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile IDPs are typically citizens of the country where they are displaced, they shall not be discriminated against in the enjoyment of the right to work due to their displacement. Given that displacement often results in the loss of job and income-generating activities, please indicate whether domestic laws and policies include any measures that might prevent IDPs from engaging in wage-earning employment, or conversely, whether there are specific provisions dedicated to facilitating their integration (e.g., targeted programs to protect the right to work for disadvantaged or marginalised individuals and groups).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","dialogOptions":{"dialogClass":"question-guidance-popup","width":"50%","modal":true,"title":"Specific guidance to the question","classes":{"ui-dialog":"question-guidance-popup"}}}]