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
BAGHDAD (AFP) – The sewing machines and fabric that surround Alaa Adel at her “Iraqcouture” studio in Baghdad are a testament to her success in deeply patriarchal Iraq. Adel, 33, counts herself among a limited number of female entrepreneurs in a country where most women don’t work outside the home. “We have a social tradition […]
BAGHDAD The sewing machines and fabric that surround Alaa Adel at her "Iraqcouture" studio in Baghdad are testament to her success in deeply patriarchal Iraq.Adel, 33, counts herself among a limited number of female entrepreneurs in a country where most women don't work outside the home."We have a social tradition that prevents many women from working," Adel said at her