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Iraq
Iraq has been a member of the ILO since 1932 and has ratified 72 ILO Conventions (of which 56 are in force), including nine out of the ten 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.
Iraq
Decent work country programme 2026-2029
Latest news and stories
News
ILO launches Employment-Intensive Investment guidelines to support jobs and resilient infrastructure in Iraq
Five years of partnership on social security in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Labour statistics
National labour market statistics for the last year from the ILOSTAT database
Projects and programmes
PROSPECTS Opportunity Fund project
PROSPECTS Digital Opportunity Accelerator
Project
Building Equitable and Inclusive Transformation (BEIT): Towards Decent Work and Affordable Housing in Iraq
Development Cooperation Dashboard
The dashboard offers interactive visualisations of ILO development cooperation projects in Iraq.
Publications
Iraq
Decent work country programme 2026-2029
Gender and statistics in the world of work in the Arab States Region
All resources
Browse our catalogue of resources from or about Iraq and filter by topic or sector.
Tripartite partners
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Contact
Ruby AlSalem
ILO Iraq - Country Coordinator
Chief Technical Advisor — The Promotion of the Development of SMEs Project
- Email: [email protected]
ILO activities in Iraq are coordinated by the ILO in the Arab States Office, based in Beirut.
Aresco Centre - Justinien Street - Kantari
P.O.Box 11-4088 Riad Solh 1107-2150
Beirut – Lebanon
- Email: [email protected]
Phone: + 961-1-752400