KRI, (September 21, 2022)- Three out of five roundtable meetings for the ‘Social Policy and Economic Perspective in Iraq’ were conducted by Rwanga Foundation in partnership with ILO (International Labor Organization).

Three roundtable meetings were conducted so far in Duhok, Halabja, and Sulaimani governorates, different stakeholders, governmental entities, and decision makers were brought together to discuss two topics:

-          Implementation of retirement and social security law, its inclusion, and increasing inclusion area.

-          Performing the rules of retirement and social security law and their influence to promote inclusion through social protection.

The designated participants have discussed and made suggestions and recommendations to achieve the deliverable goal, During the roundtable meetings, topics were discussed about various sectors and informal workers who are not registered in the social security system yet. Challenges and best ways to be encountered were focused on.

After each roundtable meeting, a report was by a consultant prepared in each governorate as an outcome of the meeting with solutions to achieve a specific goal. However, two more meetings under two other different topics will be conducted in the upcoming months in (Erbil and Kirkuk) governorates.

The project is implemented by Rwanga Foundation in partnership with ILO (International Labor Organization), to bring together different stakeholders, entities, and decision-makers to discuss ‘’Implementation of retirement and social security law, its inclusion and increasing inclusion area’’ which is mainly to include all different sectors and informal workers in the social security system. During the roundtable meetings, Challenges and best ways to be encountered will be focused on. Meanwhile, ILO will share and discuss the proposed recommendations and suggestions with certain governmental authorities.