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Enhancing Labour Governance, Inspection and Working Conditions In Response to COVID-19 Phase I in Iraq - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3253

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3253

location:

country:

Iraq

region:

Arab States

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eval_title:

Enhancing Labour Governance, Inspection and Working Conditions In Response to COVID-19 Phase I in Iraq - Final evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2023-12-13 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Social Protection

category:

Social protection

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action_plan:

We acknowledge and fully support the recommendation to work on developing the social protection status of agricultural workers by enhancing their knowledge about the new social security law and the importance of registration. In response, the recommendation is already being actively incorporated into the design of the second phase of our social protection programme. Recognizing the importance of social protection for agricultural workers, we are taking concrete steps to enhance their awareness, facilitate registration. The ILO will: Develop a comprehensive educational campaign targeting agricultural workers to enhance their understanding of the new social security law including printed materials, digital content, workshops, and community outreach programme; Design and implement training programs to inform agricultural workers about the benefits of social security registration and the implications of the new law; Collaborate with local partners, agricultural associations, and community leaders for effective dissemination; Engage with agricultural associations and cooperatives to integrate social security awareness into their existing programs; Engage with policymakers and relevant stakeholders to advocate for supportive policies that enhance social protection for agricultural workers; Provide specialized training for labour inspectors on the unique challenges and requirements of inspecting agricultural activities.

management_response:

Completed

progress:

Achieved

admin_units:

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

title:

5. Work on enhancing the social protection of agricultural workers through enabling the labour inspection system in Iraq to inspect farm activities and facilitating the registration of workers in social security under the newly endorsed social security law. The evaluation has found that labour inspection in Iraq still does not yet inspect farm activities given the closed family nature of these farms and their distant locations as well as the limited resources available for inspection. Moreover, none of the workers met with during this evaluation was registered in social security, and the project faced difficulties in achieving its target related to registering workers. Workers met with indicated that they did not understand the importance of registering and expressed no interest in doing so fearing high payments. The newly endorsed social security law provides an opportunity for future projects to facilitate the registration of workers given the law’s provisions related to subsidizing the registration of informal workers. It is therefore recommended for future projects to work on developing the social protection status of agricultural workers through enhancing their knowledge about the new social security law and the importance of registration, and facilitating their registration in accordance with the new law. In parallel, future projects are recommended to enable the labour inspection system to inspect activities on the farm-level.

project_symbols:

IRQ/20/03/EUR

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/17739

information_source:

Country Office

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