ILO activities to implement Iraqi Kurdistan employment policy unveiled
Iraqi Kurdistan Minister of Labour and Social Affairs opened a two-day workshop aimed at employers’ organizations where the ILO’s activities to implement the Kurdistan Regional Government Employment Policy were announced.
ERBIL (ILO News) — The ILO announced a series of outcomes resulting from its activities in Iraqi Kurdistan at a workshop in Erbil, Iraq. Iraqi Kurdistan Minister of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA) Mohamad Qader Mohamad opened the two-day workshop organised by the ILO to promote the implementation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Employment Policy among employers’ organizations.
The ILO’s Chief Techincal Advisor in Iraqi Kurdistan Ghassan al-Saffar also showcased the latest progress of the agency’s project in the Autonomous Kurdish Region of Iraq. Saffar unveiled the formation and regular meeting of a tripartite Higher Council for Employment to implement the KRG Employment Policy as well as the preparation of an action plan by the committee focused on short-, medium- and long-term initiatives. KRG Labour and Social Affairs Minister Mohamad also stressed the importance of employers in warding off the effects of an employment crisis in Iraq through strategic application of the KRG Employment Policy.
Some 25 participants from the Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the three provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhuk) attended the 12-13 January event along with representatives from Iraqi Kurdistan’s Union of Contractors.
The ILO in the Autonomous Kurdish Region of Iraq works with the KRG to implement the region’s employment policy as part of a project entitled, “Support the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Iraq to develop an action plan to implement an employment policy.” The project aims to produce a framework for implementation of the KRG Employment Policy, build the capacity building of tripartite institutions to implement the policy, as well as improve the quality of skills development systems and employment service structures.
The ILO’s Chief Techincal Advisor in Iraqi Kurdistan Ghassan al-Saffar also showcased the latest progress of the agency’s project in the Autonomous Kurdish Region of Iraq. Saffar unveiled the formation and regular meeting of a tripartite Higher Council for Employment to implement the KRG Employment Policy as well as the preparation of an action plan by the committee focused on short-, medium- and long-term initiatives. KRG Labour and Social Affairs Minister Mohamad also stressed the importance of employers in warding off the effects of an employment crisis in Iraq through strategic application of the KRG Employment Policy.
Some 25 participants from the Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the three provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhuk) attended the 12-13 January event along with representatives from Iraqi Kurdistan’s Union of Contractors.
The ILO in the Autonomous Kurdish Region of Iraq works with the KRG to implement the region’s employment policy as part of a project entitled, “Support the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Iraq to develop an action plan to implement an employment policy.” The project aims to produce a framework for implementation of the KRG Employment Policy, build the capacity building of tripartite institutions to implement the policy, as well as improve the quality of skills development systems and employment service structures.