Iraq’s Proposed New Labour Laws
When tacking the problems of unemployment and illegal work practices, Iraq has a difficult balancing act to achieve. On one hand, a civilised country cannot accept a situation where foreign labourers...
View ArticleIraqi Crackdown on Foreign Workers Criticised
This article was written by Hazim al-Sharaa, and was originally published by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, iwpr.net. It is reproduced by Iraq Business News with permission. Any opinions...
View ArticleBangladesh to Export Manpower to Iraq
Bangladesh expects to export manpower to Iraq by the end of this year, according to its Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister, Khandkar Mosharraf Hossain. A Bangladeshi delegation...
View ArticleFinance Ministry Considers Adding 42,000 Jobs to Budget
The parliamentary Finance Committee said on Sunday that it is considering adding 42,000 jobs to the 58,000 allocated in the 2012 budget, according to AKnews. On Jan. 5 the Iraqi government approved the...
View ArticleUSAID Initiative Boosts Youth Employment
USAID-supported job training, apprenticeships and microfinance loans help unemployed Iraqi youth secure meaningful work. CHALLENGE. At the start of 2010 Iraq had the highest rates of unemployment in...
View ArticleIraqi Unemployment Falls to 16%
Iraq’s Minister for Planning and Development Cooperation, Ali Yusuf Al Shukri, has announced unemployment in Iraq of about 16%, with a poverty rate of about 11%, according to Alsumaria TV. “Poverty and...
View ArticleKRG Forms Cmte for Foreign Workers in Kurdistan
By John Lee. The KRG is to form a committee to lay down the mechanism for foreign workers to apply for work in the Kurdistan Region, according to AKnews. Abbas Akram, press secretary for Ministry of...
View ArticleUnemployment Increases in Kurdistan Region
By John Lee. BasNews reports that the unemployment rate in Kurdistan has risen from 7 percent at the end of 2013 to 10 percent currently. The number unemployed is nearly 100,ooo, of which 52 percent...
View ArticleIraq’s Illegal Employment Agencies
By Omar al-Jaffal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Zaher Moussa, a producer at the Iraqi Beladi TV channel...
View ArticleRise in Unemployment in Iraqi Kurdistan
By John Lee. A spokesperson for the Kurdistan Region’s Syndicate of Investors has told BasNews that unemployment has risen sharply over the last two years and is now estimated at 20-25 percent with...
View ArticleHow can a Tech Sector Contribute to Iraq’s Economy?
By Hal Miran, Editor-in-Chief, Bite.Tech. Tech has grown in prominence as a key sector in global economic health. It is now commonly accepted that an economy in which entrepreneurs have the freedom and...
View ArticleImproving Agriculture, Employment and Peace
By Dr. Layth Mahdi. Prior to the 2003 Iraq had adopted an agricultural policy based on the financial, administrative, technical and technological support from the government for the development of the...
View ArticleAs IDPs Leave Kurdistan, Gap in Agri Labour Market Grows
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Displaced Arabs who fled to Iraqi...
View Article10 Thousand Part-time Jobs during Election
The Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs announced that 10,000 part-time jobs have been offered in coordination with the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Iraq. A source from the...
View ArticleBaghdad Gate Housing Project Provides Job Opportunities – PM
The Baghdad Gate Housing Project will provide job opportunities, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said on Monday. “This is a new stage, Iraq has become a workshop,” al-Maliki said at a ceremony...
View ArticleJOBS IN IRAQ – Our New Free Service Starts Today!
We launch our new Jobs in Iraq page today on the IBN web site in response to reader demand. This is a free reciprocal service for Recruitment Agencies and Employers with jobs on offer in Iraq. For...
View Article‘Flurry of Construction’ in Baghdad – 395,000 New Houses
The Baghdad Municipality is to build three major housing projects in the capital’s outskirts for low-income families. Azzaman report that the projects, work on which is to start soon, will include...
View Article$60m Allocated to Training Iraqi Oil Workers
Iraq’s Oil Ministry announced on Sunday that it has allocated $60m [72 billion Iraqi dinars] from the international licensing contracts sold this year to the development of technical skills amongst...
View Article150,000 Jobs at Iraq’s Grand Faw Port
Southern Iraq’s Grand Faw Port project, recently approved by the Council of Ministers, will provide employment opportunities for 150,000, according to the National Coalition on Sunday. “The Grand Faw...
View ArticleIraqi Govt to Create 171,000 New Jobs
This year will see the creation of 171,000 new jobs, according to the latest ruling by the Iraqi parliament. Azzaman reports that the new jobs are part of the government’s efforts to fight unemployment...
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