How many workers in a company must be local?
Kurdistan Region
At least 75%.
- KRG Ministry of Labour Instruction No. 2 of 2024 · Art. 2/6
- KRG release on jobs and social security, 17 Mar 2026
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.
پێویستە ڕێژەی کرێکاری خۆماڵی لە هەر کۆمپانیایەك لە (٧٥%) سەدا حەفتا و پێنج کەمتر نەبێت بە گوێرەی ڕێنماییەکانی وەزارەت.projects are required to ensure that 75% of their workforce consists of citizens of the Kurdistan RegionThis 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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