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Rudaw Net
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Iraq kicks off compensation program for Yazidi survivors of ISIS
Also in Iraq Iraqi army blocks Kurdish farmers in Kirkuk's Sargaran Baghdad, Erbil reach agreement to revive stalled trade Dust storm hospitalizes over 200 in Kirkuk Around 550 hospitalized across Iraq due to intense dust storm A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has begun distributing monthly salaries to more than 2,300 Kurdish Yazidi women and girls who survived atrocities committed by the Islamic State (ISIS), as part of a national compensation effort for survivors. Speaking to Rudaw on Thursday, Sarab Elias, director of Yazidi Survivors Affairs at the ministry, said that the 'support is provided under Law No. 8, enacted by the Iraqi parliament in March 2021. The legislation guarantees compensation for all individuals who survived ISIS captivity. Each eligible survivor will be receiving a monthly stipend of 800,000 Iraqi dinars (around $565). 'This is a critical step in delivering justice and support to the Yazidi community after years of unimaginable suffering,' Elias stated. Importantly, the law extends to Yazidi women and girls regardless of where they currently reside. So far, 150 applications have been submitted from abroad, with 120 cases already interviewed. In mid-December, Iraqi authorities began conducting remote video conference interviews with Yazidi survivors living overseas. These interviews are held weekly, typically every Thursday, and are conducted by Iraqi judges connecting virtually from within the country. The majority of these video conferences are taking place at Iraqi embassies and consulates in countries like Germany and France, where large Yazidi diaspora communities reside. According to Elias, between three and five interviews are conducted each week. The compensation initiative is part of broader national efforts to acknowledge and address the trauma endured by Yazidis under ISIS. In June 2014, ISIS took control of large areas in northern and western Iraq. Two months later, in August, the group launched a brutal assault on the Yazidi community in the Shingal (Sinjar) district, resulting in the abduction of 6,417 Yazidi women and children. Many were subjected to sexual slavery and forced labor. As of now, 2,590 Yazidis remain missing, according to the Office of Rescuing Abducted Yazidis, affiliated with the Kurdistan Region Presidency. An estimated 200,000 Yazidis were also displaced from Shingal during the onslaught, many of whom continue to live in displacement camps across the Kurdistan Region, particularly in Duhok province. The United Nations has officially recognized the campaign against the Yazidis as a genocide.
Iraqi News
19-04-2025
- Health
- Iraqi News
Four Iraqis for Every Foreigner: Ministry of Labor Sets New Mechanism for Recruiting Foreign Workers in Medical Specialties
Baghdad – INA The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs announced a new mechanism on Saturday for the recruitment of foreign workers in medical specialties, emphasizing a requirement that for every 20 foreign workers brought in, 80 Iraqis must be employed. Ministry spokesperson Hassan Khuwam told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): 'The Department of Labor and Vocational Training is focused on implementing the provisions of Labor Law No. 37 of 2015.' He noted that 'during a meeting between the Prime Minister's health advisor and the Director General of the Department of Labor and Vocational Training, the ministry requested that rare medical specialties, including skilled nurses with rare expertise, be prioritized for recruitment.' He added that 'the ministry also requested the implementation of a policy whereby for every 20 foreign workers brought into the country, 80 Iraqis must be employed. This aims to activate the Iraqi workforce and combat unemployment by creating job opportunities for young unemployed citizens.' He further pointed out that 'one of the key pillars of the government's program is to provide employment opportunities and eliminate unemployment.'
Argaam
16-04-2025
- Politics
- Argaam
Former Civil Service Minister Mohammed Ali Al-Fayez passes away
Former Minister of Civil Service, Mohammed Ali Al-Fayez, passed away at the age of 87. He has held several government positions throughout his career, including Governor of Social Insurance, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, and Minister of Labor and Social Affairs from 1403 AH to 1416 AH. He then served as the first Minister of Civil Service from 1420 AH to 1433 AH, following the transformation of the Civil Service Bureau into the Ministry of Civil Service.
Iraqi News
16-02-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
The Residency Directorate: Arresting 2865 violating foreign workers during the month
The Residency Directorate at the Ministry of Interior confirmed the arrest of 2,865 violating foreign workers and their deportation outside Iraq since the end of the warning period granted on January 15th, while identifying the most prominent violations. "The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has organized the issue of foreign workers in Iraq by setting their percentage at 50% compared to a similar percentage of them for Iraqi workers in each project or workplace, and due to the violations, we believe that this percentage is not applied correctly in all workplaces," said Brigadier General Ahmed Tufan, Director of Residency, Deportation and Exit at the Residency Directorate at the Ministry of Interior in his interview with the Majority Opinion tv Show at Al-Iraqiya News TV -followed by the Iraqi News Agency - INA. He added, "We previously set a deadline for foreign workers that ends on December 31st, 2024, then extended it to January 15th, 2025, to resolve and settle their situations. After that, we carried out campaigns against foreign workers who exceeded their residency, which resulted in 2,865 violators being deported outside Iraq." "Last year, 20,598 violators were deported in only Baghdad, while the number for all of Iraq exceeded 36,000," he included. Regarding the proven violations, he explained that "the violations varied between illegal entry, violating conditions, or exceeding the period specified for the foreign worker to reside, and the majority of those present are those who resided illegally after entering legally, but they exceeded the permitted period of residency," indicating that "the majority of violators are from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Syria."
Iraqi News
12-02-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
SJC: General amnesty does not include perpetrators of kidnapping and enslavement of Yazidi women and other components
Baghdad-INA The head of the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation, Ali Hussein Jaffat, confirmed today, Wednesday, that the general amnesty law does not include perpetrators of the crimes of kidnapping and enslaving Yazidis and other components. A statement by the Supreme Judicial Council, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "the head of the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation, Judge Ali Hussein Jaffat, organized a meeting with the Director General of the General Directorate of Survivors' Affairs at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Sarab Elias Barakat, in the building of the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation." The head of the center stated during the meeting that "the perpetrators of the crimes of kidnapping and enslaving Yazidis were not included in the General Amnesty Law No. (27) of 2016, especially the latest amendment that was approved by the Council of Representatives on 1/21/2025, especially since Article (9/First) of the Yazidi Survivors Law No. (8) of 2021 stipulates (Perpetrators of the crime of kidnapping and enslaving Yazidis are not included in any general or special amnesty)." For her part, the Director General of the General Directorate of Survivors' Affairs at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Sarab Elias Barakat, expressed her "gratitude for providing assistance, cooperation and overcoming difficulties in order to document the horrific crimes against Yazidi women." It added that "in a subsequent meeting with a number of civil society organizations interested in supporting Yazidi sects and other components, the issue of survivors who were subjected to the crimes of captivity and rape by ISIS terrorist gangs in 2014 was discussed. The archiving of evidence of survivors by the National Center in accordance with international standards was discussed, as well as Documenting Survivors' Testimonies." The statement pointed out that "the subsequent meeting, which was held in the National Center building, was attended by Yazda Organization, represented by Natia Navrozov and Zoe Paris, Hammurabi Organization, represented by William Warda, and the Coalition for Fair Reparations, represented by Hassan Jamil Khalid."
