This study was conducted to investigate the situation of rural youth migrants to Khartoum state in the informal sector. A purposive sampling technique was adopted to select 50 respondents from Omdurman Market. Data were collected in the face-to-face interview by using a pretested questionnaire and observation. The study findings indicated that majority of migrant youth were less than 19 years old, migrated alone seeking jobs as most of them left their work as farmers, their socio-economic situation characterized by vulnerability, poverty and illiteracy and low skill to get the job outside of the informal sector. Migrant youth were self-employed because they did not have the possibility of joining the formal sector. Results also indicated that youth in informal sector challenged by the lack of protection, low income and no access to capital to improve their self-employed work. The study also revealed that in spite of the challenges faced the youth have no desire to go back to their place of origin. The study concluded that Young migrants are more vulnerable when in combination with their age and stage of life; they experienced isolation, exclusion, discrimination, and insecurity.
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