Contact us

Maha Kattaa, ILO Iraq Country Programme Coordinator

kattaa@ilo.org

Partners

Government 
  1. Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
  2. Kurdistan Regional Government
Workers' organizations
  1. The General Federation of Iraqi Trade Unions (GFITU)
Employers' Organizations
  1. The Iraqi Federation of Industries (IFI)
United Nations
  1. United Nations in Iraq
  2. UN Assistance Mission for Iraq
  3. United Nations Country Team (UNCT)

ILO in Iraq

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    Iraq has been a member of the ILO since 1932 and has ratified 68 ILO Conventions, including all eight fundamental Conventions. Since 2004, the ILO and Iraq’s government, workers’ organizations and employers’ organizations have worked closely as part of the post-war reconstruction effort to bolster Decent Work and develop the labour market across the different areas of the country. More about the ILO in Iraq

Highlights

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    ILO support in Iraq

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    ILO portal on COVID-19 and the world of work

What's new

  1. International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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

    02 December 2022

  2. Press release

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

    02 December 2022

  3. News

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

    30 November 2022

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Focus on our projects 

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    Partnership for improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities (PROSPECTS) - Iraq

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    Employment Policies formulated in Iraq using strengthened LMI systems and LM statistics

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    Improved Business Development Support Services and Entrepreneurship Education targeting MSMEs and Youth for the creation of Decent Work Opportunities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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    Tackling the worst forms of child labour amongst IDPs, refugees, and vulnerable host communities in Iraq

Key resources

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    Rapid Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Populations and Small-Scale Enterprises in Iraq

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    COVID-19 in Iraq: Private Sector Impacts

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    ILO Photos from Iraq