Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) - Iraq (Ratification: 1980)

The Committee takes due note of the general information provided by the Government on the manner in which effect is given to the provisions of the Convention. It would be grateful if it would provide, in so far as possible, additional information and copies of any documents enabling it to assess the operation in practice of the labour administration system, particularly with regard to the following points.

Article 2 of the Convention. Delegation of certain activities of labour administration. Noting that, according to the Government, certain labour administration activities, such as industrial activities in the mixed economy and cooperatives, have been delegated to certain non-governmental organizations, the Committee requests the Government to indicate precisely the labour administration activities concerned, and the non-governmental organizations to which they have been delegated.

Articles 4, 5, 6 and 9. Organization and functioning of the labour administration system. The Government is requested to provide the organizational plan of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, specify the role of each of the bodies that make up the system of labour administration, and the composition and responsibilities of the administrative boards of industrial and commercial enterprises. With reference to Paragraph 20 of the Labour Administration Recommendation, 1978 (No. 158), which accompanies this Convention, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate whether the boards referred to above are operational in practice and if it would provide, where appropriate, indications of the matters that they have examined during the period covered by the next report and the outcome of their work, and if it would also provide copies of regular reports on their activities or extracts from regular activity reports drawn up by each of the principal bodies of the labour administration.

The Committee notes that the general employment policy is formulated in the High Committee for Employment, which is composed of representatives of other Ministries, as well as representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations. It notes with interest that this tripartite body has an integrated national database on the number of persons without employment, their competences and the jobs that they wish to find, as well as labour market data, and that in light of these data, and as a result of the modernization of training methods, in cooperation with the ILO, these persons can benefit from training that is adapted to their expectations. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on the activities of the High Committee for Employment and the results of the use of the national database referred to above in relation to the attainment of its objectives.

Article 10. Human resources of the labour administration system. The Government is requested to provide a copy of any legal texts governing the status and conditions of service of public officials assigned to the bodies of the labour administration system.

Part V of the report form. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to provide information on the measures taken as a result of ILO technical assistance in relation to the organization and functioning of the labour administration, as well as on any factors which may have prevented or delayed the adoption of such measures.