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Iraq

Strategies for youth employment

Strategies for youth employment
Yes

Youth employment strategy planned in the next 2 years

Discussions within the government
Yes
Consultations with national-level stakeholders (e.g. employers’ and workers’ associations, youth councils, etc.)
Yes
A draft strategy already exists
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Countries with national action plans for youth employment

Monitoring framework (timeline and activity/outcome indicators, e.g. youth labour market indicators)
No
Funding (indicative budget to implement the plan)
No
Institutional responsibilities (e.g. ministries/agencies in charge of specific planned activities )
No
Other, specify
No

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy
No

Youth in the national development / employment strategy

Youth in the national development / employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
- National Employment Policy, - Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Strategy

Countries with national goals for youth employment

Countries with national goals for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
According to the government of Iraq, two overall national goals and objectives seek to promote youth employment: 1. Provision of loans under The Support of Small Income-Generating Project Law N. (10), 2012; 2. Development of the skills of workers in the public and private sectors.

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
No further information is provided.

Policy areas in national youth employment strategies

Macroeconomic and Sectoral policies
Yes
Enterprise Development
Yes
Education, Training and skills development
Yes
Labour Demand
No
Labour Law and Legislation
No
Labour Market Policies
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Social partners' inclusion in the youth employment strategy

Workers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Fully involved
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Not involved
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Not involved
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Not involved
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Fully involved
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Fully involved
Employers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Fully involved
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Not involved
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Not involved
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Not involved
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Fully involved
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Fully involved

Youth-led organizatios' inclusion in the national strategy

Fully involved
No
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Yes
Consulted
No
Informed
No
Not involved
No

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
The government declared that there are to some extent partnerships with youth-led organisations and employers.

Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies

Women
Yes
Migrant Workers
Yes
NEETs
Yes
People with disabilities
Yes
Low skilled workers
Yes
Rural workers
No
Other (please specify)
No

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
Yes

Additional information:
The ILO supports training. No further support is provided concerning the National Employment Policy.