Where can I complain, and will my employer know?
Kurdistan Region
Call the workers hotline 5500, or send a text or voice message on WhatsApp or Viber to 07511225500 or 07721225500. Inspectors follow up and tell you the result; your identity stays confidential.
- KRG Ministry of Labour notice, Kar portal, 11 Dec 2024
- KRG release on jobs and social security, 17 Mar 2026 (Kurdish)
Federal Iraq
Labour inspectors must keep the source of a complaint fully confidential and may not tell the employer a visit came from a complaint. Disputes go to the labour court.
- Labour Law No. 37 of 2015 · Art. 132
The law
The Kurdistan Region has no labour law of its own, so it still applies Iraqi Labour Law No. 71 of 1987. Federal Iraq has applied the newer Labour Law No. 37 since 2015.
دەتوانیت ڕاستەوخۆ پەیوەندى بکەیت بە هێڵى هۆشیارى کرێکاران ژمارە (5500)لە زووترین کاتدا لیژنەکانى پشکنەران بەدواداچوون بۆ سکاڵاکەت دەکەن و لە ئەنجامەکەشی ئاگادارت دەکەنەوەلەم چوارچێوەیەدا نهێنی و تایبەتمەندیی کرێکار بە پارێزراوی دەهێڵدرێتەوەعلى لجنة تفتيش العمل ان تتعامل بسرية تامة مع مصدر اية شكوى قدمت لهاThis is general information, not legal advice. It is for private-sector workers only, not government employees. It is written from the official texts of the laws named with each answer, checked on Oct 15, 2026. If anything differs, the official text of the law decides. For your own situation, speak to a lawyer or the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
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