A Vision on the Employment Dilemma in Iraq
Ali Adnan Muhammad
Amid the increasing employment witnessed in Iraq’s public sector, which is not commensurate with the rise in production nor with the growing need to absorb the increasing number of job seekers, the issue of reforming employment policies has become a recurring priority in government programs. Various efforts have been made in this regard, including the formation of a financial reform emergency cell by the previous Iraqi government, which resulted in the issuance of a two-part economic reform program known as the “White Paper.” The White Paper, supported by data, identified the challenges facing the Iraqi economy, most notably the expanding role of the state in the economy. It pointed out that an increase does not match the rising number of public sector employees in production.
