Policies Decent Work

 Since ATU university is a public university, the Iraqi national government provides all staff  and faculty living wages through higher education and scientific research. The salaries are  monthly paid based on standards of Iraqi financial law which are applied to all Iraqi  governmental employees. The law also includes subsidy payments, thereby considering the marriage status of the employee and the number of their family member. 

On bedsides,  employees in the higher education sector with higher qualifications and scientific degrees,  including Master, Doctorate, associated professors, professors, and  emeritus professors, are awarded a double pay scheme and two months per year leave (fully paid). They are also entitled to one day (off) a week (fully paid), especially for visiting  another university or conducting research. 

The standard working weekly hours are 35 at a rate of 7 hours per day for  five days. However, such hours are lower for employees with higher scientific degrees and titles. 

     The ministry of higher education and scientific research also provides the university with monthly subsidization mainly used to support its employees financially, students from low income families. Similarly, the ministry provides an annual fund to support the university’s development projects and research activities. In addition, the university has all the rights to  seek other fund resources from local governments, non-governmental agencies, and  companies for some projects, researches, consultations the university carried out. 

The Council of ATU discussed the proposed laws and policies.

1. They were discussing the approval of the proposed university law calling for the necessity of combating racial discrimination against women employees and students and providing all forms of support for them to carry out their daily tasks with men. The law also indicated the formation of specialized committees to investigate incidents of racial discrimination against women and men employees and students that may affect them from getting employment and educational advantages.

2. The committee discussed the approval of the proposed university law calling for the necessary of combating all forms of racial and sectarian discrimination on campus based on the freedom to embrace nationalism, religion, age, gender, or disability for employees and students. Provided that specialized committees must be formed to investigate such incidents and punish those negligent with the most severe penalties.

3. They discussed the approval of the proposed university law calling for the necessity of rejecting all modern forms of slavery, forced labor, human trafficking, and child labor.

Recommendations 

The Board agreed unanimously on the above-proposed policies. Committees with specializations are formed to carry out the proper applications of such policies and integrate