Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1992, published 79th ILC session (1992)

Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) - Iraq (Ratification: 1970)

The Committee notes the two successive reports from the Government (for the periods ending June 1990 and June 1991) and the information that they contain in reply to its previous direct request. It would be grateful if the Government would supply full information in its next report on the application of the Convention with reference in particular to the following points:

1. The Committee notes the statistics (for 1989) supplied by the Government concerning the number of workers. It notes, however, that these statistics cover a total of 262,055 workers (including non-nationals) employed in enterprises in the private, mixed and cooperative sectors. It also notes that the statitical yearbook published by the Central Statistical Organisation in 1988 gave a total of 943,938 persons employed in the socialist and mixed sectors and that, according to the results of the 1987 census, which were reproduced in the ILO's Yearbook of Labour Statistics, the total active population was 3,956,345 persons. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply the available statistics on the situation, level and trends of employment, unemployment and underemployment in all sectors of economic activity (Article 1 of the Convention). Please describe the measures that have been taken to collect and analyse relevant statistical data as a basis for deciding on measures of employment policy (Article 2).

2. The Government states that it gives effect to the provisions of the Convention through plans and programmes intended to increase the level of employment and to respond to the needs of particular categories of workers such as women, young persons and the disabled. Please describe the employment objectives set out in these plans and programmes and supply, with reference to the questions contained in the report form, detailed information on the measures that have been taken in order to achieve them. In particular, please describe the measures that have been taken to adjust the workforce to structural changes resulting from various factors and specify the difficulties that have been encountered in attaining the objectives of the Convention as set out in Article 1, paragraph 2 (a), (b) and (c).

3. The Committee notes the information concerning the activities of training centres and requests the Government to continue to supply information on the measures that have been taken to coordinate education and training policies with prospective employment opportunities.

4. Finally, please supply information on the manner in which representatives of the persons affected are consulted concerning employment policies (Article 3).