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Unions demand input on draft social security and retirement law [IndustriALL] 2023-04-01

Iraq ratifies two ILO Conventions [ILO] 2023-03-24

Education union joins global campaign for increased public financing of education [EI] 2023-03-04

Recognise the importance of teaching in the Kurdish mother tongue and teaching Kurdish history [Education International] 2023-02-08

KJS reports 73 cases of media and journalists’ rights violations in 2022 [IFJ] 2023-02-02

Alarm sounded over safety and health in Iraq's oil and gas sector [IndustriALL] 2022-11-19

ILO builds capacity of tripartite partners on collective bargaining and labour agreements in Iraq [ILO] 2022-10-20

Strengthening the capacity of women unionists to organise, mobilise and campaign [PSI] 2022-10-08

Call for increased financial means for quality public education as new academic year starts [Education International] 2022-09-23

Iraqi unions: “We want bread, not bullets” [IndustriALL] 2019-11-06

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Unions demand input on draft social security and retirement law 2023-04-01 [IndustriALL]

Iraq ratifies two ILO Conventions 2023-03-24 [ILO]

Education union joins global campaign for increased public financing of education 2023-03-04 [EI]

Recognise the importance of teaching in the Kurdish mother tongue and teaching Kurdish history 2023-02-08 [Education International]

KJS reports 73 cases of media and journalists’ rights violations in 2022 2023-02-02 [IFJ]

Alarm sounded over safety and health in Iraq's oil and gas sector 2022-11-19 [IndustriALL]

ILO builds capacity of tripartite partners on collective bargaining and labour agreements in Iraq 2022-10-20 [ILO]

Strengthening the capacity of women unionists to organise, mobilise and campaign 2022-10-08 [PSI]

Call for increased financial means for quality public education as new academic year starts 2022-09-23 [Education International]

An attack on teachers leads to the destruction of society 2022-07-09 [EI]

Kurdistan's educators advance climate change education 2022-05-02 [EI]

Electricity workers protest against privatisation 2022-04-07 [PSI]

British delegation to Iraqi Kurdistan calls for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoganto be charged with war crimes and for immediate investigations into the alleged use of chemical weapons 2022-03-26 [BFAWU]

Education unionists meet parliamentary committee to enhance teaching conditions 2022-03-12 [EI]

Union presents a plan to develop higher education and research 2022-02-23 [EI]

Teacher union honours 30 teachers and their contribution to society 2022-02-11 [EI]

High-level support for education union's work in Kurdistan region 2022-01-28 [Education International]

Reforms needed for quality education 2021-12-15 [Education International]

Climate change, a top priority for educators 2021-11-25 [EI]

ILO workshop on Maternity Protection in Iraq 2021-11-04 [MENA Solidarity Network]

Teachers celebrated as the cornerstone of a sustainable society 2021-10-16 [EI]

PSI Iraqi affiliates joined protests demanding permanent contracts 2021-09-18 [PSI]

Renewed commitment to improve operation and delivery of education in Kurdistan 2021-09-05 [EI]

Trade union's ongoing struggle to ensure decent living conditions for educators 2021-08-18 [Education International]

Social dialogue leads to a roadmap for quality education 2021-07-07 [EI]

The electricity crisis in Iraq and its impact on workers 2021-07-06 [PSI]

Financial wellbeing of teachers at heart of KTU demands 2021-05-19 [EI]

Journalist in intensive care following shooting 2021-05-11 [IFJ]

Trade unionists ready to confront climate change 2021-05-01 [EI]

Trade unionists confront climate change 2021-04-29 [EI]

Iraq: At least 82 people have been killed at a hospital in Baghdad 2021-04-26 [WFTU]

KTU members call for government to provide ongoing training to support quality education during COVID-19 pandemic 2021-04-17 [EI]

KTU succeeds in getting teachers added to COVID-19 vaccine list 2021-03-17 [EI]

Teachers praise KTU training on quality remote education 2021-02-23 [Education International]

Academics' freedom and trade union rights under attack 2021-02-20 [EI]

Protestors unlawfully detained and tortured in Iraqi Kurdistan 2021-02-09 [Euro-Med Monitor]

Ongoing trade union training to provide quality remote education 2021-02-06 [EI]

Union highlights that pandemic has deepened long-term deficiencies in education 2021-01-20 [EI]

Kurdistan: KJS reports 138 cases of media rights violations in 2020 2021-01-08 [IFJ]

Trade union rolls out additional training on distance teaching and learning 2021-01-07 [Education International]

Modern teaching methods focus of education union's teacher training 2020-12-11 [Education International]

Kurdistan: Broadcasting ban threatens media freedom 2020-12-09 [IFJ]

Protesters shot down in Kurdistan 2020-12-09 [Workersliberty]

Education union's first teacher capacity development training focuses on new teaching methods 2020-11-25 [Education International]

Electricity unions fight for their wages 2020-11-18 [PSI]

Education union demands improvements in the education sector 2020-10-17 [EI]

Iraqi Kurdistan: Journalist arrested over defamation allegations 2020-09-30 [IFJ]

Safety and continuity at heart of KTU guidelines for new school year 2020-09-09 [EI]

Angry mob burns down TV headquarters for 'insulting religion' 2020-09-03 [IFJ]

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