MOLSA: 400,000 illegal foreign workers in Iraq

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  • 16-04-2022, 22:28
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    INA - BAGHDAD 


    Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs - MOLSA revealed on Saturday, that there are 400,000 illegal foreign workers in Iraq, while confirming that it has 4000 courts referrals regarding foreign labor.

    "We granted 100,000 work permits to foreign workers as there is no limit to the number of foreign workers who are illegal," said Raed Jabbar Bahedh, Director General of the Department of Labor and Vocational Training in the Ministry of Labor, said in a TV Show to Al-Iraqiya News TV, followed by the Iraqi News Agency - INA.

    He added, "There are 400,000 illegal foreign workers in Iraq as there are those who trade in foreign labor,"

    "We will not allow the employment of foreign workers without a feasibility study. We have 4000 referrals to the courts regarding foreign workers," Bahedh included.