What is the minimum age to work?
Kurdistan Region
15.
- Labour Law No. 71 of 1987 · Art. 90/1
- Kurdistan Parliament Decision No. 10 of 2006
Federal Iraq
15.
- Labour Law No. 37 of 2015 · Art. 7
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.
ان الحد الادنى للقبول في اي وظيفة او عمل في انحاء العراق وفي وسائل النقل المسجلة في انحاء العراق سوف يكون ١٥ سنة .إيقاف العمل بقرار مجلس قيادة الثورة العراقي المنحل المرقم (368) والمؤرخ 9/9/1990.الحد الادنى لسن العمل في جمهورية العراق هو (١٥) خمسة عشر عام .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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