Refugees all over the world face numerous challenges and hardships but one of the most significant hurdles is Refugee’s right to work and earn a livelihood. The right to work for refugees is protected under the 1951 Refugee Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. This Convention sets out minimum standards for the treatment of refugees. Chapter 3 of this Convention details the refugee’s work rights, including the right to engage in wage-earning employment and self-employment. However, India is neither a party to the 1950 Convention nor its 1967 Protocol and so the refugees in India are not automatically granted rights to employment under the Refugee Convention.