Country: Iraq Organization: International Labour Organization Closing date: 23 Aug 2026 Background and Context: The International Labour Organization is implementing the EU-UN Joint Programme on Social Protection in Iraq, funded by the European Union. Under this programme the ILO has supported the Kurdistan Regional Government Since 2021 to modernize and expand the private-sector social security scheme for workers, to strengthen the institutions that deliver it, and to extend coverage to those not yet protected. Since 2021 the reform has produced measurable results. Registered insured workers have more than doubled, from 120,026 to 303,619, and registered employers have grown from 37,664 to 62,748. Women insured have more than tripled, the scheme now reaches over 45,000 migrant workers, an