Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

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

In its previous report, the Government indicated that the draft Labour Code had been submitted to the Advisory Council for further examination. The Committee hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures for the adoption of this draft text in the very near future and will provide a copy to the ILO when it has been adopted.

Article 2 of the Convention. Delegation of labour administration activities. The Government indicates that the system of labour administration composed of the labour administration, labour inspection, the administration of training and the administration of services is still under the responsibility of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. However, it indicated in its previous report that certain labour administration activities in the mixed economy and cooperatives sector have been delegated to certain non-governmental organizations. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the activities concerned and the organizations responsible.

Article 4. Organization and functioning of the system of labour administration. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that it will provide in the near future the information and texts requested on the application of this provision in law and practice. The Committee once again requests the Government 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 to provide, where appropriate, indications on the matters that they have examined and the outcome of their work for the period covered by the report. It also requests the Government to provide copies or extracts from the regular reports on their activities prepared by each of the principle bodies of the labour administration.

Article 5. Consultation, cooperation and negotiation between the public authorities and employers’ and workers’ organizations. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the activities of the different tripartite bodies, such as the wage-fixing committees, the labour inspection committees, the employment advisory committees and the safety and health committees.

Article 6. Preparation, administration, coordination, checking and review of national labour policy. The Government indicates that a preliminary draft of the national employment policy has been prepared and reviewed in cooperation with the ILO and that it is before the National High Committee for Employment for opinion prior to its submission to the Council of Ministers for adoption and implementation. The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of this draft text as soon as it is adopted and to continue providing information on the work of the High Committee for Employment and on the outcome of the use of the national database that it has developed in light of its objectives.

The Committee also requests the Government to specify the services offered to employers and workers and their organizations to promote effective consultation and cooperation in accordance with Article 6(c).

Article 9. Coordination of the functions and responsibilities of the system of labour administration. The Committee requests the Government to specify whether labour administration activities have been delegated to regional and local bodies and to provide detailed indications of the means available to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to ensure that the regional and local bodies act in conformity with national legislation and fulfil the determined objectives.

Article 10. Human resources of the system of labour administration. The Government indicates that the officials engaged in the bodies of the system of labour administration are public officials and as such are governed by the Public Service Act No. 24 of 1960. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the staff of the labour administration and their remuneration rate in relation to other equivalent categories in the public service.

Parts V and VI of the report form. The Government indicates that a number of projects are currently being implemented in cooperation with various international organizations, including the ILO. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures adopted or envisaged as a result of ILO technical assistance in relation to the organization and functioning of the labour administration and, where appropriate, any obstacles which may have prevented or delayed the adoption of such measures. The Committee also asks it to indicate any practical difficulties encountered in the application of the Convention.