Minister of Labor to Australian Ambassador: We need the help of friendly countries in establishing youth training centers

Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ahmed Al-Asadi stressed that Iraq is keen to enhance cooperation with all friendly countries in all fields, including those related to work, noting that there is a need for assistance in establishing youth training centers similar to the Iraqi-Korean center that was established in cooperation with South Korea. Al-Asadi said during his meeting with the Australian Ambassador to Iraq, Glenn Miles, today, "Iraq has areas of common cooperation with Australia, and seeks to benefit from its expertise in the field of training, in order to support and assist the youth segment, and encourage them to establish projects that qualify them for the labor market, since the ministry grants soft loans of 20-50 million dinars, and has provided the necessary facilities for that. He explained that the ministry has a set of programs related to work and employment for the youth category, and others specific to a large percentage of society from the vulnerable groups, pointing out that it is wor king on more than one direction, most notably combating multidimensional poverty, as the ministry provides financial aid to about 8 million people, and has given a grant to students from families benefiting from social protection. He pointed out that the ministry seeks to alleviate the burden on those families, and has worked to include them in health insurance, and grant them an additional share of the food basket within the components of the ration card, indicating that there is cooperation with the World Bank to establish projects for youth, especially in the poorest governorates. Source: National Iraqi News Agency