Haider al-Mowla, a lawmaker and member of the parliament’s Cultural Committee, told Al-Monitor, “The committee knows well the reasons behind the deterioration of the cultural industry and the lack of a sufficient support.” He said the main reasons were Iraq’s “being busy with the war on terrorism and the financial crisis.”
Mowla said the committee is working on a project that would develop the fashion art/industry, ease financial difficulties and bring better conditions for the people who work in the fashion industry, such as designers, organizers and those working for the Iraqi House of Fashion.
This includes establishing a union for those working in the fashion sector such as the House of Fashion employees, or designers in the private sector. “The union would defend their rights, find them work opportunities and defend their intellectual rights concerning design and production,” Mowla said.
Mowla noted the union would also create momentum for Iraq’s fashion culture, help the media value fashion and advocate the sense of style and aesthetics that are often rejected by conservative forces and clans.
“The committee is going to enforce the existing laws and legislate new ones to provide financial support for those who work in this sector, encourage them to find profitable investments and protect their production and designs from intellectual theft, especially among a rising phenomenon of intellectual and cultural rights being violated,” Mowla said.
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