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ILO launches Employment-Intensive Investment guidelines to support jobs and resilient infrastructure in Iraq
A new framework seeks to embed decent work and employment creation into Iraq’s public investment, laying the foundations for a National Public Works Programme.
Five years of partnership on social security in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
The Kurdistan Region, ILO and European Union mark five years of major social security reform and set priorities for the next phase of joint work.
Decent work country programme
Iraq launches a four-year programme for better jobs, skills and social protection
New Decent Work Country Programme shifts the focus from recovery to long-term labour market development, with priorities spanning employment, economic diversification, workers’ rights and social protection.
Iraq advances dialogue on labour legislation through engagement between Parliament and social partners
The Council of Representatives and Iraq’s Social Dialogue Forum agreed to continue consultations on labour legislation, including through a series of technical discussions, with support from the International Labour Organization.
New tripartite Social Dialogue Forum strengthens labour governance in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
The new Forum brings together the government and worker and employer organizations on an equal footing to strengthen dialogue on labour and socio-economic priorities, with support from an EU-funded project implemented by the ILO.
Iraq advances towards a National Strategy for the Transition to the Formal Economy
National Steering Committee brings together government, workers’ and employers’ representatives to support an integrated national approach to formalization.
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ILO launches career guidance and counselling campaign for 750 university students and job seekers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
The initiative equips young people with guidance, access to employment services and knowledge of their rights to navigate the transition from education to decent work.
Iraq finalizes design of the 2026 National Labour Force Survey
Survey will provide reliable and internationally comparable national data to support development of labour market policies.
World Environment Day
Three ways we promote nature-inspired work across the Arab States
This year on World Environment Day, the ILO Regional Office for Arab states is highlighting three examples of how decent work is a central element in the transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all.
New report
AI-driven transformation puts jobs, inequality and skills at a crossroads in the Arab region
A new report outlines diverging AI futures for jobs, growth and inequality in the Arab region. Proactive and inclusive policy measures are needed today, ILO Regional Director Ruba Jaradat says during an Arab Forum for Sustainable Development special...
Learning event
ILO-led workshop supports countries to strengthen recognition of prior learning systems
Countries from Africa and the Middle East share practical solutions to strengthen recognition of prior learning and expand access to decent work.
New momentum to build social protection capacities in the Arab region
New training modules support governments in the Middle East and North African region to build integrated, shock-responsive systems that expand coverage and protect vulnerable populations
Iraq draws on South Africa’s Public Works experience to advance national employment programme
A high-level Iraqi delegation concluded a study visit to South Africa to draw lessons from the country’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in support of Iraq’s proposed National Public Works Programme. Organized by the ILO under the EU-funded...
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Iraq expands nationwide job search support to address youth unemployment
Ministry of Youth and Sports graduates first cohort of institutionalized Job Search Clubs under the PROSPECTS partnership.
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First workshop launches development of Iraq’s National Social and Solidarity Economy Policy
Supported by the ILO under the PROSPECTS Partnership, the National Committee mandated to prepare Iraq’s Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) Policy convened its first workshop, formally launching the policy development process.
Tripartite committee established in Nineveh to expand social security
EU-funded ILO Social Protection Programme holds high-level meetings in Nineveh and Kirkuk to advance implementation of Iraq’s Workers’ Social Security Law.
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ILO strengthens employment services and labour-market links in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region and Ninewa province
Training series equips Public Employment Services and Career Development Centres to improve job matching and workforce support.
Arab region builds social insurance capacities through new ILO training programme
Delegations from nine Arab States convene in Jordan to build capacities in social insurance governance, closing coverage gaps, and managing digital and labour market shifts.
ILO, Ministry of Youth and UNICEF train facilitators to support young job seekers in Iraq
Intensive programme builds national capacity to deliver effective employment support for Iraqi youth.
ILO PROSPECTS launches learning portal to transform forced displacement response
The ILO PROSPECTS Learning Portal turns years of field experience into practical, interactive resources to help practitioners, policymakers, and partners improve responses to forced displacement worldwide.
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