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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.
Iraq
Decent work country programme 2026-2029
The Decent Work Country Programme for Iraq 2026–2029 provides a national framework for advancing decent work and sustainable labour market development over the next 4 years. Developed through tripartite consultation between the Government, workers’...
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.
Gender and statistics in the world of work in the Arab States Region
The Brief on Gender and Statistics in the Arab States region examines the critical role of quality, disaggregated labour statistics in advancing gender equality and inclusion in the world of work across the Arab States. It reviews the availability...
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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.
Factsheet
PROSPECTS Partnership Iraq: Building Pathways to Inclusion and Opportunity for Forcibly Displaced People
This factsheet outlines how the PROSPECTS Partnership is supporting Iraq’s efforts to expand inclusion and opportunity for refugees, IDPs and host communities. It focuses on strengthening protection, education, livelihoods, social protection and...
Factsheet
ILO PROSPECTS: Results at a glance
This “Results at a Glance” factsheet presents key figures from the overall PROSPECTS Partnership, highlighting its reach, achievements and contribution to longer-term solutions for forcibly displaced persons and host communities. It summarizes ILO’s...
ILC.114/CAN/PV.9-Iraq-C.88/122
Amended PV – PV.9 Iraq C.88/122 - 4 June 2026 / PV amendé – PV.9 Iraq C.88/122 – 4 juin 2026 / Actas literales enmendadas – PV.9 Iraq...
ILC.114/CAN/PV.9-Iraq-C.88/122
Draft PV – PV.9 Iraq C.88/122 - 4 June 2026 / Projet de PV – PV.9 Iraq C.88/122 – 4 juin 2026 / Proyecto de actas literales – PV.9 Iraq...
Committee members may submit corrections to their own statements appearing in this draft PV to the secretariat by e-mail to [email protected] by Monday 8 June at 10:00 am. Delegates are invited to consult Annex 3 of document D.1 on procedure for...
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
News
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.
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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