Is it permissible to take money awarded by the court as compensation for violations of Sudanese labor law, namely working on Eid days and official holidays, increasing daily working hours, and not granting annual leave?
The reference for this issue is the contract between the worker and the company. If the agreement stipulated adherence to the Sudanese labor law and the company violated it, then it is permissible to take what the court has ruled. However, if the agreement was for a specific number of working hours (12 hours) and a duty period (28 days) without leave, and the worker agreed to that, then he does not have the right to claim compensation for what he consented to at the time of the contract. Labor law is considered a custom of work, and workers are not allowed to take what they do not deserve, even if it was taken unjustly. Therefore, if the company was the one that breached the contract, compensation for damages is permissible; otherwise, it is not.
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