Iraqi Workers Lack Laws To Protect Their Rights
In an economy lacking in diversity, many Iraqis seek refuge in government employment, placing an enormous burden on a government struggling to provide legislation that will protect their rights, writes Omar al-Shaher.
This year’s International Workers Day on May 1 comes to remind Iraqis of the conditions their workers endure, the difficulties they face in their everyday lives and their ability to economically integrate into society.
There are compounded problems that Iraqi workers must contend with which make their situation worse than it already is, especially in a society completely dependent on one source of revenue, namely oil. The near-total absence of many productive sectors and a state dependent on revenue from oil resources have all led to the rise of consumerism on many levels.
