[87408] The Iraqi Ministry of Education establishes a new employment framework for contract workers for 2026
[87408] The Iraqi Ministry of Education establishes a new employment framework for contract workers for 2026
The Iraqi Ministry of Education announced that employees hired under contracts in 2024 will begin working a four-day work week starting next year.
The Iraqi Ministry of Education updates employment terms for contract workers
The Iraqi Ministry of Education has issued new guidelines regarding the work schedule for personnel employed under 2024 contracts. According to reports, the Ministry of Education has determined that starting next year, the work week for these employees will be reduced to only four days.
The decision was widely circulated in various Iraqi media outlets, including נيمار ابن الانبار || iraqedu, واحد العراق, جريدة الصباح العراقية, وكالة الأنباء العراقية (واع) and شبكة أبن الغربية التعليمية. The reporting entities, which serve as institutional and educational media outlets in Iraq, confirmed that the new policy will come into effect ahead of the start of the next school year.
According to the Ministry of Education's announcement, as published on נيمار ابن الانبار || iraqedu, the official wording is: "وزارة التربية تحدد دوام عقود 2024 لأربعة أيام أسبوعياً بدءاً من العام الدراسي القادم" (The Ministry of Education sets the attendance of 2024 contract employees to four days a week starting from the next school year). No further details regarding the economic or logistical considerations behind this decision have been provided at this stage.