GFWU in Basrah Celebrates the International Labor Day
In the first of May, on the sound of drums, the celebrations began in Basra on the occasion of International...
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.
GFWUI Meeting with Women Affairs Office
On Saturday, 28th of March, The General Federation of Workers’ Unions in Iraq conducted a meeting at its headquarters with...
Employees of Foreign Oil Companies in Basrah Accuse Owners of Exclusive Decision-Making Procedures which Undermine Obligations towards Workers
Al-Mada Press – Basrah On Tuesday, workers and trade unionists in Basra accused foreign oil companies operating in the governorate...
Industrialists in Sulaymaniyah Hold Iran and Turkey Responsible for Work Stoppage in the City’s Factories
Al-Mada Press / Sulaymaniyah On Tuesday, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the province of Sulaymaniyah accused Iran and...
A Solidarity Greetings from the U.S. LABOR AGAINST THE WAR (USLAW)
February 25, 2015 To: the Federations, Unions and Members of the Iraqi labor movement and all workers of the self-funded...
General Company for Ports Announces the Injury of Umm Qasr Port Paralyzed due to the Petrochemicals Staff Sit-in
AlSumaria– Basrah General Company for Ports, which is based in the province of Basra announced, injuring the largest and most...
Statement Regarding the Crises Experienced by Iraq and the Impact on Iraqi Workers and Their Future
To all Iraqi people—to our struggling workers: Since its inception after April 2003, our association has worked hard to build...
Ministry of Oil and BP Must Be Held Accountable for Negligence and Fatal Accidents
January 16, 2014 The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) supports the demands of the employees of South Oil Company...
MPs Declare Recent Government Decisions “Unfair” and Against the Interests of the Public Sector, as Companies within the Industrial Sector Assert that 250 000 Workers may Risk Pay Cuts!
Al-Mada Press/ Baghdad On Thursday, company representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Minerals demanded that the parliament put pressure...
Labor legislation in Iraq: between reality and the future
Wesam Chaseb Ouda Iraq’s program Manager – Baghdad, International Solidarity Center This document prepared for the ICSSI conference, Oslo , Norway –...
Women Trade Unionists and Working Women in Iraq Today!
Unionists: Ilham AbdulMaaboud Majeed President of the Communications Syndicate Member of the Executive Office of the General Federation of Trade...
A Study on the Status of Trade Unions in the Electricity Sector in Iraq
Freedom of Association Status, A Study by Solidarity Center on the Status of Trade October 2014 Unions in the Electricity Sector...