The Iraqi Prime Minister ordered that all contract and daily-wage employees be placed on the permanent staffing roster, while under the draft 2027 budget law, 120 thousand new positions will be allocated to the provinces on a contract basis and according to population proportions.
Today, Saturday, 24 of October 2026, the Iraqi Prime Minister’s media office announced in a statement: Ali Falih al-Zayidi, Prime Minister of Iraq, in the presence of Muhammad Ali Tamim, Deputy Prime Minister, and Falih Sari, Minister of Finance, chaired a special meeting to discuss the details of the draft federal budget law for the year (2027).
The statement said that, during the meeting, the Iraqi Prime Minister ordered that all contract and daily-wage employees be placed on the permanent staffing roster. At the same time, within the framework of the draft general budget law for the year (2027), a decision was made to provide 120 thousand new positions on a contract basis, covering all groups and segments and to be distributed among the provinces fairly according to population proportions, alongside the establishment of a dedicated recruitment platform to ensure fairness among all applicants.
The Iraqi Prime Minister explained that the government is working to provide the financial allocations necessary to implement this decision, in a manner that guarantees the proper implementation of the procedures for making positions permanent and creating the new positions in accordance with the approved guidelines and frameworks.
It was also noted that this step falls within the government’s efforts to provide employment opportunities for young people and strengthen professional and livelihood stability, despite all the financial challenges and pressures facing the country.
