Conference held by ILO and Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs highlights key labour market issues in Iraq [EN/AR]
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Press release | 04 July 2021
Baghdad, Iraq (ILO News) Partners from across the spectrum have come together to discuss some of the key issues shaping Iraq’s labour market, with discussions focusing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world of work and finding solutions to address the country’s decent work needs.
Held Under the Patronage of His Excellency Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, a conference entitled Iraq’s Labour Market: Realities and Aspiration , was organised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the International Labour Organization.
ILO and partners launch nation-wide campaign to tackle the worst forms of child labour in Iraq [EN/AR]
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Baghdad, Iraq (ILO News) The International Labour Organization in Iraq and partners launched a nation-wide campaign to tackle the worst forms of child labour in the country. The campaign will target 10,000 children, their families and guardians, teachers, employers, and the media through a series of activities which aim to raise awareness on the increasing dangers of child labour, mobilise efforts to reach the heart of communities most effected by the rise of child labour in the country; and encourage activities to amplify the voices of those effected by the problem.
Disproportionate effects of Covid-19 on Women
It was noted by the ILO in late February that the data was abundantly clear that the COVID-19 pandemic had had a disproportionately negative impact on women. It was further noted that, “because more women work in the tourism, retail, and informal sectors, which have been hardest hit by the pandemic, their livelihoods have been upended. Understanding the extent of this impact is the first step in reversing course. Yet the pandemic has also exposed and exacerbated data gaps that undermine our ability to act intentionally and craft effective policy responses.”
The ILO reported on 2
ILO and the Central Bank of Iraq launch new financial initiative supporting youth and small and medium enterprises from host communities and displaced populations in Iraq [EN/AR]
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With support from the Government of the Netherlands, the initiative will provide young women and men and small businesses with access to much-needed financial services that will help them start and develop their own businesses, while addressing barriers to decent self-employment.
31 March 2021
Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq (ILO news) The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), with support from the Government of the Netherlands, have launched a new financial inclusion initiative to support host communities and displaced persons in Iraq. The initiative will target young Iraqis and forcibly displaced entrepreneurs as well as existing businesses to access much-needed financial services that will help them start and develop their own businesses, while addressing o