Health Securities for Injured Worker in the Light of the Worker Social Security Law in Force in Iraq, Iran and Palestine

Abstract

In the current era, due to changes in working nature and methods and increasing large projects, factories, and companies—especially those working in construction, the fuel industry, and hazardous industries—many workers injuries at work or because of their work that require healthcare services. In the Kurdistan Region, the relevant law governing this matter is the Iraqi Worker Retirement and Social Security Law No. (39) of 1971 as amended, that its health securities’ regulation for injured workers does not align with the advancements in the labor sector in the modern era and is weak compared to the experiences of other countries. The primary objective of this research is to identify and elucidate the legal gaps in the law in force in the Kurdistan Region, regarding the health securities for injured workers. By using analytical, empirical and comparative approaches of the laws in force in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, Iran and Palestine, this study has identified the strengths and weaknesses of the laws regarding health securities’ regulation for injured workers and proposed a number of recommendations for better regulating these securities in the Kurdistan Region.