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Towards developing a national action plan to promote green business and create better and more job opportunities in Iraq: International...

In a bid to combat pressing environmental issues, Iraq charted a course for a greener future by fostering green businesses and empowering women entrepreneurs. This progressive step involved working on the development of a national action plan to...

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Financial literacy for a Sustainable Future in Iraq

The ILO and the Central Bank of Iraq Launch the Financial Inclusion Week in Southern Iraq under the heading: “Towards Encouraging Savings to Enhance Financial Inclusion," with funding from the Government of Italy.

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ILO Director-General calls for national momentum to achieve social justice in Iraq

During a two-day visit, ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo held talks with Iraq’s President, Prime Minister, senior Iraqi officials, social partners and youth representatives on advancing social justice and ensuring decent work in Iraq.

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ILO Director-General Houngbo calls for collective action in the Arab states to address growing challenges in the world of work

Gilbert F. Houngbo made his statement at this year’s Arab Labour Conference in Baghdad, where he invited stakeholders in the region to join the Global Coalition for Social Justice.

Job Search Club methodology training set to boost employment prospects for youth in Iraq

ILO trains facilitators to pilot the methodology in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and transfer job search skills to young job seekers from displaced and host communities, improving their chances of securing jobs.

EIIP regional workshop

Employment Intensive Investment Programme workshop highlights success stories and future roadmap for sustainable development

Groundbreaking Iraqi national strategy set to reduce inequalities in the world of work

Launch of the Iraq National Strategy to Prevent and Reduce Inequalities in the World of Work marks a significant milestone in the country's journey towards a more inclusive and equitable labour market.

Decent Work Country Programme in Iraq: Recovery and Reform- Q&A Blog

Meaningful youth engagement

Work Wise Youth: ILO’s guide to create awareness on youth rights at work

The ILO developed and launched a new guide to support young people, including the ones in forced displacement contexts, to understand their labour rights, in turn empowering them to advocate for fair and dignified working conditions.

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Joint Programme Launched to Stimulate Decent Work and Affordable Housing in Iraq

ILO and KfW join forces to empower Iraqi small and medium enterprises and foster inclusive growth

A new joint program will work to unlock access to sustainable finance, especially for young and women entrepreneurs.

Transformative potential of public works programme in Iraq’s Ninewa Governorate

With the support of the EU, the ILO and Iraq’s Ministry of Planning held a tripartite discussion to establish the foundations for developing a strategic public works programme in the Ninewa Governorate.

Iraq takes major step forward towards ratifying ILO Convention 190

Green Business

Green Skills for Iraq’s Youth: Italian Funding Paves the Way for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Portraits from PROSPECTS - Visualizing change in host and refugee communities

Depicting stories of host and refugee individuals with improved self-reliance and resilience, an exhibition led by ILO PROSPECTS programme at the colonnade of ILO Headquarters will underpin ILO’s approaches promoting inclusive socio-economic growth...

Full and timely implementation of Iraq’s Pensions and Social Security Law critically needed

A two-day seminar in Karbala by the Al-Nabaa Dialogue Forum and the ILO, funded by the EU, highlighted the importance of implementing Iraq’s newly enacted Retirement and Social Security Law for Workers.

The Netherlands commits to further support for ILO’s work on forced displacement

PROSPECTS Partnership enters second phase with the new agreement signed between the Netherlands and the ILO

The ILO, the Central Bank of Iraq and partners celebrate success of the financial Inclusion Initiative for MSMEs under the PROSPECTS...

Hundreds of loans have been disbursed to aspiring entrepreneurs and existing MSMEs through the project, contributing to the creation and retention of more than 1,200 job opportunities for Iraqi host communities and forcibly displaced people.

ILO's groundbreaking afforestation project in Kurdistan Region of Iraq boosts sustainable development and decent work

The initiative, funded by the Government of the Netherlands under the PROSPECTS Partnership, aims to address climate challenges and create over 700 short-term jobs for local Iraqis, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and Syrian refugees.

Conference

Human security and sustainable development in Iraq and the Arab World: Reality, Challenges, and Ways Forward

A conference organised by the Baghdad-based Bait Al-Hikma think tank, in cooperation with the ILO and several academic entities, focused on issues related to achieving human security and sustainable development and some of the challenges and...