The Protection of HRDs and unionists, is The duty of the Iraqi Government
Update: A thanking letter from the trade union: On my own and my family. and my colleagues in the General...
Social and Economic Rights
Iraqi workers face threats, fines, demotions, travel restrictions, and arrest as they work to organize trade unions. The government frequently interferes in internal union affairs. Suppression of workers’ rights has been most severe in the oil sector. Lack of a just labour law, consistent with internationally recognized workers’ rights, is the most important obstacle the Iraqi labour movement faces. Iraq’s current labour law, which dates back to Saddam’s era, classifies most Iraqi workers as civil servants and prohibits them from forming unions. ICSSI partners have pledged to work to pressure the Iraqi parliament to pass a new labour law with the modifications to the draft law that were previously agreed upon by Iraqi labour leaders. We call on labour movements outside Iraq to organize broad international support for our efforts to win this new labour law.
Working Women’s Rights under the New Labor Law and the Role of Media in Education and Raising Awareness
Baghdad With the participation of women leaders of three labor unions and a numbers of media women and civil activists,...
The First of its Kind in Baghdad: A Traveling Art Festival Celebrating the Workers of Iraq and Expressing Solidarity with their Demands
By ICSSI – Baghdad, May 2016. Throughout the entire day on Saturday, May 15, young people coordinated by the...
The Employees of the Oil Sector in Basra Demand for a Professional and Independent Minister, and Criticize the Licensing Rounds
Basra – 6 April 2016 The oil sector employees in Basra called on Mr. Haider Al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister,...
Iraqi unions and the opportunity to play a key role in social forums
Wesam Chasib Oudah (Iraq Program Manager, Solidarity Center), February 2016. Iraqi unions and the signs of hope The load of...
Land Transport Company Management Fires on Employees and Workers Demonstrating for their Rights
By ICSSI, Jan 31, 2016. Employees and workers of the General Company for Land Transport demonstrated on January 25 in...
The Employee Commission of the Southern Oil Company: The state of the Southern Oil Company and, more broadly, the entire Oil Sector within Iraq is Deteriorating
Basra Wednesday, 23 December 2015 The Employee Commission of the Southern Oil Company held a large demonstration on the morning...
Oil Workers Unite and Protest the Decision to Reduce their Salaries
Abu Watan: ‘You left corrupters to enjoy the spoils of their theft, and struck at us with an iron fist!’...
Reflections on the Long-Awaited Victory of a Just Iraqi Labor Law
Interview by ICSSI to Wesam Chaseb Ouda (Solidarity Centre) – Baghdad, August 26, 2015 Why do you think this law...
ICSSI Congratulates The workers of Iraq on The Historic Victory in Winning Their rights and The Passage of a New Labor Law
Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) – 27 August 2015 The Iraqi Council of Representatives approved at its fourteenth session...
Solidarity Center : Iraqi Trade Unions Continue Their Ongoing Struggle for Rights
BAGHDAD – May 27, 2015 The international organization, Solidarity Center, has issued a new newsletter entitled ‘Iraqi Trade Unions Bulletin’....
Collective Celebration of Workers’Day in Baghdad
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative spreads the message of Iraqi unions and civil society organizations on May 1st Celebrations...