The Minister of Labor demands that the terms of the World Bank loan be reviewed and subject to Iraqi laws
The Minister of Labor demands that the terms of the World Bank loan be reviewed and subject to Iraqi laws
7/12/2020 17:51:05
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Adel Al-Rikabi, called for a review of the terms of the World Bank loan and subjecting it to the procedures and instructions of Iraqi laws.
This came during his meeting today, Sunday, with representatives of the World Bank mission in Iraq, the United Nations and the Office of Project Management (unpos), in the presence of the Chairman of the Parliamentary Work Committee Raad Al-Dahlaki and a number of members of the Committee.
A statement issued by his office, which was received by {Al Furat News}, said, “During the meeting, the issue of the emergency project to support the resilience and stability of the liberated areas and the cash-for-work project was discussed and interventions were made with a number of World Bank representatives in Baghdad, Beirut and New York via the Internet.”
Al-Rikabi stressed during the meeting, “the need to find urgent solutions to the file of the displaced and to provide them with appropriate financial and logistical support through allocating part of the loan amount granted by the World Bank to this segment to assist in their return to their homes after ascertaining their conditions from the competent authorities.”
He pointed out that “the Ministry was keen on the participation of the Labor Committee in the meeting, as it is a main partner for the work of the Ministry, calling on the social partners to support the work of the Ministry.”
Al-Rikabi stressed, “The ministry endeavors to end all outstanding files and work according to the principle of priority to support the segments it sponsors, including those related to the World Bank loan file and the need to end the file of the displaced and coordinate with the higher authorities in the state and the relevant ministries to meet the basic needs in order to give them a certain amount in order to encourage them to return to their areas and form A team from the Ministry, the Ministry of Immigration and the Labor Committee to grant these amounts according to an accurate database of displaced families. ”
He also called for “reviewing the terms of the World Bank loan and subjecting it to the procedures and instructions of Iraqi laws (instructions for government contracts), noting that the ministry has a new vision and plans to manage the ministry’s work and the services it provides to the groups that benefit from it.”
Al-Rikabi stressed the importance of starting to grant small loans to researchers registered in the ministry’s database, according to priority and merit, after agreeing with the World Bank during the next few days.
For her part , it announced the parliamentary committee working full support to the work of the ministry in order to strengthen its financial resources and to provide a best services to segments of society Almokhtlvh.anthy
Wafa Fatlawi
alforatnews.com
