All publications: Iraq
Informality and Structural Transformation in Egypt, Iraq and Jordan
A framework for assessing policy responses in the MENA region
Towards an Inclusive, Equitable and Sustainable National Pension System in Iraq
A pension system is at the heart of social protection. By ensuring income security for older persons and other vulnerable groups, it prevents poverty, reduces inequality, and facilitates consumption smoothing. A pension system also affects the...
Iraq National Strategy to prevent and reduce inequalities in the World of Work (2024-2028)
Annual Progress Report (2023)
Decent Work Country Programme in Iraq: Recovery and Reform
The 2023 report underscores the transformative impact of Iraq’s DWCP, exemplifying collaborative efforts that align with national development frameworks. Achievements in job creation, private sector development, social protection, and labour...
Frames of Portraits from PROSPECTS
Advancing livelihoods through financial inclusion in Iraq
This study was developed by the ILO under the framework of PROSPECTS, which is funded by the Government of the Netherlands. The ILO is collaborating with different partners to enhance the functioning of the private sector while addressing the...
Global Synthesis Report
Executive Summary: Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice
This is an executive summary of ILO PROSPECTS' baseline study on the right to work and rights at work for refugees - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Uganda, Sudan
Brochure
Supporting entrepreneurial pathways for refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and host community members in Iraq
Within its broader efforts to expand access to finance in Iraq, particularly for Internally Displaced Persons and refugees, the ILO under the PROSPECTS partnership, has been active in supporting entrepreneurial pathways for refugees, Internally...
Green Business Guide
Businesses must incorporate principles of sustainability into their decisions to reduce their negative impacts on the environment. This comprehensive report provides practical guidance on how businesses can achieve this, and ensure profitability and...
Global Synthesis Report
Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice
A baseline study on the right to work and rights at work for refugees - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Uganda, Sudan
Brochure of the PROSPECTS OF project on digital economy
Working Paper WP/2023/01
Cost of Inaction: Education Deprivation in Iraq and the Potential of Social Protection to Reverse it
EIIP Approach, Experiences and Lessons Learned: Contributions to the Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus (HDPN) in Iraq
Iraq Country Profile
Productivity growth, diversification, and structural change in the Arab States (Iraq)
This country snapshot provides a historical overview of Iraq's labour productivity trends compared with other non-GCC Arab economies and the global economy.
Social Protection
Administrative barriers, capacity constraints and solutions for the inclusion of agricultural workers in social insurance schemes in the...
Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, and practice in Iraq
A baseline study for Iraq in the area of relevant policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and current practices in terms of implementation and in relation to the access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour markets,...
Iraq Labour Force Survey 2021
The Labour Force Survey presents estimates on the national, governorate, urban and rural levels of Iraq, covering a broad array of indicators of the labour market and demographic characteristics of residents in Iraq.
Working Paper
Generation 2050: Turning Iraq’s Demographic ‘Gift’ into an Economic Window of Opportunity
Brochure
Partnership for improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities - Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq
In this second edition of the ILO PROSPECTS Arab States brochure, the ILO presents some of its latest work under the programme.
Report
Mapping and assessment of Business Development Service providers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
This document presents an assessment of existing BDS providers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It analyses the types of services, their geographic coverage, target clients, and service quality. It analyses organisations’ capacities to provide their...