Resources on Iraq

  1. Diagnostic of Informality in Iraq - 2021

    27 November 2021

  2. New report identifies drivers of informality in Iraq’s labour market

    27 November 2021

    The report was developed in partnership between the Government, ILO, UNDP, IOM, UN Women, the European Union, the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research and the Cash and Livelihoods Consortium for Iraq.

  3. Launch of Iraq Reports: Informality Diagnostic and The State of Vulnerable Workers and Small-Scale Enterprises in Iraq Eight Months into the COVID-19 Pandemic

    The event will be an opportunity to present key findings and their implications on the transition to the formal economy in Iraq.

  4. A diagnostic of the informal economy in Iraq

    26 November 2021

    A joint partnership between UN agencies, development partners and the Government was launched to conduct a diagnostic on informality in the Iraqi labour market.

  5. Coping Alone: The state of small-scale enterprises and vulnerable workers in Iraq eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic

    26 November 2021

    This report examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected particularly vulnerable types of enter- prises and groups of workers in central and northern parts of Iraq.

  6. Enhancing Labour Governance, Inspection and Working Conditions in Response to COVID- 19 in Iraq

    26 November 2021

    The International Labour Organization, with support from the European Union , is implementing a project to enhance labour governance, inspection and working conditions in Iraq, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  7. ILO conducts workshops to build capacities of Iraq partners on effective gender-responsive labour inspection

    The trainings are part of on-going strategic efforts, supported by the European Union, to promote and enforce labour regulations, as well as to strengthen the capacity of inspectors in Iraq.

  8. ILO and UNICEF joint initiative supports young engineers to play a key role in promoting Green Works in Iraq

    25 November 2021

    With the support of the Government of the Netherlands, the ILO and UNICEF are working together to build the capacities of selected youth to engage in Employment Intensive Investment Programme interventions aimed at improving the local environment and infrastructure. 

  9. Creating decent job opportunities through applying Employment Intensive Approaches at Cultural Heritage Conservation activities

    24 November 2021

    The project aims to safeguard and rehabilitate cultural heritage sites in northern Iraq, through applying Employment Intensive Approaches in construction activities, including clearance, maintenance, consolidation, site development and presentation. Jobs created through this project target both Iraqis and Syrian refugees.

  10. Workshop: National Employment Policy to facilitate job creation and decent work in Iraq

    11 November 2021

    Government officials, social partners and other relevant stakeholders discuss development of a national employment policy for Iraq, with ILO support.