Iraq – Protection Risks and Concerns Among Travellers Crossing for Work (December 2023 - February 2024)

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Contact
DTM Iraq, IraqDTM@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Iraq
Period Covered
Dec 01 2023
Feb 29 2024
Activity
  • Survey
  • Flow Monitoring Survey
  • Flow Monitoring

The Cross-Border Monitoring Report: Protection Risks and Concerns Among Travellers Crossing for Work data on labour-related protection risks among travellers passing through border crossing points monitored by IOM.

The main types of employment for incoming travellers were services, hospitality, and sales (29%); along with factory work (24%); Trained manual worker (15%) and unskilled manual labour (13%). For outgoing travellers, the main types of work were trained manual labour (36%); factory work (18%); Services, hospitality and sales workers (13%) and unskilled manual labour (6%).

The top protection concerns faced by these travellers were the provision of false information by employers regarding the nature of the work and working without receiving the expected payment.