Abstract
This article espouses the right to work in the context of refugee
protection. It interrogates policies and practices regulating
Refugees’ access to the labour market, and found, inter alia, that
refugee problem is a global issue with permeates all the continents
of the globe. It is demonstrated that refugee problem is not
anchored on dearth of protective norms, but on the reluctance of
States to assume full responsibility for refugee protection in line
with normative prescriptions. This reflects in the increasing
number of restrictive practices that undermine the full enjoyment
of the right to work by Refugees. This is further exacerbated by
restrictive interpretation of Refugee definition, circumscribed
access to Refugee status determination procedure, overwhelming
arrivals of Asylum Seekers, colossal impact of mass influx of
Asylum Seekers in countries of asylum, and increasing instances
of Protracted Refugee Situation. The article concludes with a
number of recommendations for ameliorating Refugee problem
through the entrenchment of the right to work.