Must women and men get equal pay?
Kurdistan Region
No provision found in Law 71.
No official source found yet
Federal Iraq
Yes, for work of equal value.
- Labour Law No. 37 of 2015 · Art. 53/5
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.
المساواة بين اجر المراة و الرجل على عمل من ذي قيمة متساوية .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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