What rights does a foreign domestic worker have?
Kurdistan Region
Monthly wage, care when sick, rest, weekly rest, public holidays and annual leave, decent food and housing, family contact twice a month, a contract in a language they understand, and the right to end it if pay is over 5 days late.
- KRG Ministry of Labour Instruction No. 2 of 2024 · Art. 7/1/4
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.
پێدانی مافەکانی لە پشووی هەفتانە و پشووە فەرمییەکان و مۆڵەتی ساڵانەی.This 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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