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revocation of its license by the NIC.40

2. Employment and Labor :‫ ﻣﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎت اﻟﺘﻮظﯿﻒ واﻟﻌﻤﺎﻟﺔ‬.2
Requirements:

Investors need to meet Iraqi and ‫ﯾﺤﺘﺎج اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮون اﻟﻰ ﺗﻠﺒﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﻌﺎﯾﯿﺮ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﯿﺔ‬
‫اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ واﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻤﺎﻟﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺣﯿﺚ‬
international legal standards for labor ‫اﻟﺮواﺗﺐ واﻹﺟﺎزات وﺳﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﻌﻤﻞ وظﺮوف‬

regarding salaries, vacations and work .‫ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ ﻣﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎت أﺧﺮى‬،‫اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬

hours and conditions, in addition to other
requirements.41

• Employment priority must be given to ‫• ﻻﺑﺪ أن ﺗُﻤﻨﺢ اﻷوﻟﻮﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺘﻮظﯿﻒ ﻟﻠﻌﻤﺎل‬
Iraqi workers, if possible: :ً‫ إذا ﻛﺎن ذﻟﻚ ﻣﻤﻜﻨﺎ‬،‫اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﯿﻦ‬

o Iraqi nationals must make up at ‫ﻻﺑﺪ أن ﯾﺸﻜﻞ اﻟﻤﻮاطﻨﻮن اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﻮن‬ o
‫ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺎﺋﺔ‬50 ‫اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠﻮن ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع‬
least 50% of the workforce in the ‫ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷﻗﻞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﻮة اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠﺔ ﻓﻲ‬
project.42
.‫اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع‬

o However, investors have the right ‫ﻟﻜﻦ ﯾﺤﻖ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ ﺗﻮظﯿﻒ اﻟﻌﻤﺎل‬ o
to employ non-Iraqi workers, only
where Iraqis with the requisite ‫ ﻓﻘﻂ‬،‫ﻏﯿﺮ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع‬
skills and qualifications are not ‫ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻻ ﯾﺘﻮﻓﺮ ﻋﺮاﻗﯿﻮن ﯾﺘﻤﺘﻌﻮن‬
available.
.‫ﺑﺎﻟﻤﮭﺎرات واﻟﻤﺆھﻼت اﻟﻤﻄﻠﻮﺑﺔ‬
(See “Investor Guarantees” in this Section
of the Legal Guide). ‫أﻧﻈﺮ ﻗﺴﻢ “ﺿﻤﺎﻧﺎت اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ" ﻣﻦ اﻟﺪﻟﯿﻞ‬
:‫اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻲ‬
• A foreign investor’s business must
“train and rehabilitate its Iraqi ‫• ﯾﻠﺘﺰم اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ اﻷﺟﻨﺒﻲ ﺑﺘﺪرﯾﺐ وﺗﺄھﯿﻞ‬
employees as well as raising their ‫ ورﻓﻊ ﻛﻔﺎءاﺗﮭﻢ‬،‫ﻣﻮظﻔﯿﮫ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﯿﻦ‬
efficiency, skill and capabilities.”43
".‫وﻣﮭﺎراﺗﮭﻢ وﻗﺪراﺗﮭﻢ‬
• All companies must register with the
Ministry of Labor (MoL) Worker’s ‫• ﻻﺑﺪ أن ﺗﺴﺠﻞ ﻛﺎﻓﺔ اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺎت ﻧﻔﺴﮭﺎ ﻣﻊ‬
Retirement and Social Pension ‫ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ اﻟﺘﻘﺎﻋﺪ واﻟﻀﻤﺎن اﻹﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ ﻓﻲ‬
Organization.44
.‫وزارة اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬

40 See National Investment Law, Article 14.
‫ اﻟﻤﻌ ّﺪل‬،2006 ‫ ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬13 ‫ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ رﻗﻢ‬14 ‫أﻧﻈﺮ اﻟﻤﺎدة‬.
41 See id. at Article 14(6).
‫( ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺮﺟﻊ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ‬6) 14 ‫أﻧﻈﺮ اﻟﻤﺎدة‬.
42 See Investment Regulation No. 2 for 2009, Article 30.
2009 ‫ ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬2 ‫ ﻣﻦ ﻧﻈﺎم اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر رﻗﻢ‬30 ‫أﻧﻈﺮ اﻟﻤﺎدة‬.
43 See id. at Article 14 (8).
‫ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺮﺟﻊ اﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ‬،(8) 14 ‫أﻧﻈﺮ اﻟﻤﺎدة‬.
44 See 2015 Investor’s Guide, Worker’s Retirement and Social Pension Organization, p. 34, available at

http://investpromo.gov.iq/nic_flash/investors_guide/english.

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