IRAQ – The Iraqi General Federation of Trade Unions criticized the Social Insurance Law, saying that it would harm a large segment of workers and ask for its amendment before it is approved to allow comprehensive social protection for all classes of the Iraqi people, and to promote social stability in times of crisis. The Union refused through a campaign to pass a law of such importance quickly under the pressure of the World Bank, indicating that the law of social insurance is one of the most important tools of economic development, which requires the participation of all forces of Iraqi society in the discussion and approval of this law. The union called on the Iraqi government represented by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs to activate social dialogue and urgently meet with representatives of trade union organizations to discuss the criteria adopted in the proposed law, Where ILO standards, particularly those relating to social security and social protection, are absent epecifically Convention No. 102 on Social Security Standards and Recommendation No. 202 on National Social Protection. The union also stressed the refusal of current formula, particularly the mechanisms of integrating the Pension Fund and Social Security for Workers with the National Pension Fund, increasing the rate of deduction and sources of funding, and increasing the pension age of workers aged 63 to 65 years in the private, mixed and cooperative sectors.
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