Action: Launching an electronic platform for paying social security contributions.
Local | 05:23 - 04/27/2025 Mawazine News – Baghdad The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs clarified, on Sunday, the conditions for granting a retirement pension to workers and the required years of work, while confirming the launch of an electronic platform for paying social security contributions.
Ministry spokesman Hassan Khawam said: "The retirement and social security law for workers, which was enacted during the current parliamentary session, is one of the most important laws. Among the conditions for inclusion are that the worker be of Iraqi nationality, residing in Iraq, and of legal age (63 years or older), and have guaranteed service with paid contributions for a period of no less than 15 years."
He added, "The law stipulates that the social security retirement pension may not be combined with any other retirement pension."
Khawam explained that "there is also an optional guarantee for every person working in liberal professions such as a barber, taxi driver, or street vendor. They can participate in social security voluntarily by paying monthly contributions within 15 different categories, starting from 17,500 dinars up to 87,500 dinars, in exchange for retirement salaries ranging between 500,000 and 1,750,000 Iraqi dinars. All workers are covered by the retirement salary without exception. "
He pointed out that "other benefits provided by the law include paid sick leave, free medical care, in addition to a full or partial disability pension and maternity leave for pregnant women with the provision of health care."
He stressed that "the Ministry of Labor has inspection teams that visit investment projects to ensure workers are registered with social security and verify their numbers. In the event of a violation, the employer is subject to a fine that may reach five times the unpaid contributions."
Khawam pointed out that "the subscription deduction system has become electronic through the "Daman" platform, with a deduction rate of 5% of the worker's income, while the government bears 8%, and the employer 12%."
He explained that "the disbursement of retirement salaries is contingent upon reaching the legal age (63 years) with subscriptions of no less than 15 years, or early retirement according to the specified age and service conditions."
He explained that "the ministry is working with its social partners and local and international labor organizations to develop labor and social security laws, with the launch of awareness campaigns that have led to a large turnout of workers, especially in the field of optional insurance."
Regarding health insurance, he indicated that "covered workers pay only 10% of the cost of medical services, whether under optional insurance or in the organized sector." https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=260935
