Resources on Iraq

  1. Policy dialogue on access of refugees, internally displaced persons, and host communities to Iraq’s labour market

    21 December 2022

    ILO and UNHCR organised a policy dialogue to discuss the findings of a new ILO report, which examines the access of refugees, internally displaced persons and host community members to the labour market.

  2. Roundtable discussion on the integration of a public works programme in Iraq’s social protection landscape

    19 December 2022

    A roundtable discussion organised by the Ministry of Planning and ILO focused on a new paper that outlines factors and challenges that need to be considered in designing and integrating a public works programme within the social protection landscape in Iraq, in line with the Government of Iraq’s objectives and informed by international best practices.

  3. Adopting Public Works in Iraq: Key Design Considerations for an Effective Programme

    11 December 2022

    The objective of this paper is to outline factors and challenges that need to be taken into account in designing and integrating a public works programme within the social protection landscape in Iraq, in line with the Government of Iraq’s objectives and informed by international best practices.

  4. ONE PAGER - Administrative barriers, capacity constraints and solutions for the inclusion of agricultural workers in social insurance schemes in the Middle East and North Africa

    10 December 2022

  5. Administrative barriers, capacity constraints and solutions for the inclusion of agricultural workers in social insurance schemes in the Middle East and North Africa

    10 December 2022

  6. I always wanted to set up a business, and employ other blind persons so they can make a living too

    02 December 2022

    Fifty-two-year-old Khabour Mohammed Ali runs a small home-based business in Dohuk selling knitted products. Khabour, who is visually impaired, has many talents- from teaching braille to making all types of handicrafts. Determined to expand her business, Khabour enrolled in ILO’s business and financial education programmes, and received a loan that will help her business grow

  7. ILO-UNHCR policy dialogue examines access of host communities and forcibly displaced persons to Iraq’s labour market

    02 December 2022

    The event focused on ILO’s newly developed report which examines global and country level policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, practices and gaps shaping access to the labour market and proposes recommendations that support efforts to promote decent work for refugees, IDPs and host communities in Iraq.

  8. ONE PAGER - Financing social insurance schemes for agricultural workers in the Middle East and North Africa

    01 December 2022

  9. Financing social insurance schemes for agricultural workers in the Middle East and North Africa

    01 December 2022

  10. ILO, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of KRI partner to develop vocational training for youth in Dohuk

    30 November 2022

    Working directly with the Vocational Training Centre in Dohuk, the initiative will support young women and men in their transition to decent employment.