Iraq Business News brings you the latest employment news from Iraq, highlighting the ever increasing number of available employment opportunities.
By John Lee. An advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister has criticised immigration to the country. Mudhar Muhammad Salih told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that foreign workers transfer $600 million annually out of Iraq, and work in sectors with "limited productivity", while unemployment in Iraq is 16 percent of the total workforce. He […]
Iraq invests in building a social security system that protects workers The Council of Representatives in Federal Iraq voted on Wednesday (May 17) to adopt the new Social Security Law for Private Sector Workers, which introduces far-reaching reforms to the social security system for private-sector workers. The new law, which will replace Law No. 39 […]
By John Lee. A recent report has found that Iraq has potential to evolve into a talent supply hub for basic offshore jobs, mainly driven by its cost competitive labor force, operational Special Economic Zones, and low corporate tax rates. However, critical challenges, including political risks and lagging telecom and physical infrastructures, may threaten the […]
UNDP partners with private sector companies in Karbala to boost youth employment The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed a Statement of Intent with eight private sector companies in Karbala during the second phase of a Job Matching Project aimed at curbing youth unemployment in the governorate. The Job Matching Project is designed to […]
From Vanguard Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Labour recruiters exploiting Nigerian Women in Iraq Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi (pictured), the Director-General of Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said that Nigerian women working in Iraq […]
A new ILO working paper examines loss of earnings due to Iraq's education gap and outlines the potential of social protection to address this gap, based on international good practices. A new working paper, developed by the ILO, looks at how the low rate of secondary school completion in Iraq leads to loss of earnings […]
By Meethak Al-Khatib and Adam Lucente for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. With few job openings, Iraqi youth find work in creative ways As Iraq's economy struggles, Al-Monitor spoke to young Iraqis who are making money via video […]
Italy and the ILO support private sector development in Southern Iraq's green economy A new agreement between Italy and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will enhance support to private sector development and decent job creation in Southern Iraq, with a focus on promoting sustainable green businesses. Under the agreement, hundreds of young women and men […]
Multi-stakeholder meeting focuses on the extension of social security to Iraq's farm workers Farm owners, representatives of the farmers' association union, government officials, local Civil Society Organizations, academics and others joined a debate on the extension of social security in Iraq's agricultural sector, organised by the ILO with the support of the European Union. With […]
UNESCO and Government of Japan sign agreement to support Technical Vocational Education and Training, and Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education for youth in Mosul, Ninewa UNESCO and Government of Japan signed an agreement in support of the project "Enhancing youth Employability and Resilience for Peace in Ninewa". Futoshi Matsumoto, Japan's Ambassador to Iraq and […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Despite criticism, Iraq's PM pursues expansion of public sector Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' Al-Sudani has kicked off a major campaign to expand the country's social safety net. This comes only weeks after […]
Iraqi youth graduate from UNDP's job matching project The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) celebrates the graduation of the first wave of Iraqi youth from a Job Matching Project implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, local government in Karbala Governorate, and several private sector companies. A total of 150 unemployed Iraqis […]
