Embassy of India

Baghdad, Iraq

The employment is not transferable.  

The Power of Attorney, Demand letter, Work Agreement is valid for a period of three months from the date of issue and shall not be renewed without attestation of documents by the Indian Embassy.

The Indian nationals recruited on the strength of this Demand Letter and Work Agreement/Contract shall not be repatriated on the grounds that they do not possess the required skill.

The Sponsor / Employer may obtain the assistance of only recruiting agents duly licensed by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India, under the Indian Emigration Act, 1983.

The Work Agreement/Contract with the employee shall be signed by the Sponsor / Employer and such agreement will be in conformity with the terms attested by this Embassy. In particular, the terms set out in the contract of employment actually concluded with the employee upon his/her arrival and registered with the concerned authorities of the Ministry of Labour& Social Welfare of the Government of Iraq shall not be at variance with those spelt out in the undertaking attested by this Embassy to the disadvantage of the employee.

The Sponsor /Employer shall be under obligation to treat such contract entered into with the employee – which must adhere to the notified minimum wage - as enforceable under the Labour Law ofIraq. It shall be the Sponsor’s / Employer’s responsibility to furnish one copy of the contract to this Embassy after the same has been registered with the Ministry of Labour& Social Welfare of the Government of  Iraq after the arrival of the employee in Iraq.

The Sponsor / Employer shall ensure that all the terms set out in the Demand Letter / Work Agreement /Contract attested by this Embassy are implemented and in the event of any dispute with the employee, the Sponsor /Employee shall subject himself/herself to the conciliatory jurisdiction of this Embassy to resolve such dispute before recourse to the Labour Disputes Section of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of the Government of Iraq.

The Sponsor / Employer shall not supply/transfer manpower recruited on the strength of this Demand Letter / Work Agreement / Contract to any other company, agent or person.

The Sponsor / Employer shall be responsible for the general welfare and redressal of specific grievances of the employee recruited on the strength of this Demand Letter / Work Agreement / Contract during the period of the contract. He/she shall in particular ensure payment of salary to the employee not later than the 10th of the following month, preferably by bank transfer to the employee’s account.

The Sponsor / Employer shall ensure that the employee registers himself/herself with this Embassy within 15 days of his/her arrival in Iraq.

The Sponsor / Employer shall not extend the services of an employee after the expiry of the contract without entering into a fresh contract or without extending contract and not without the willful consent of the employee.

The Sponsor / Employer shall notify to this Embassy the death or disability of the employee immediately of occurrence of the incident and in any case not later than 24 hours of the incident. Similarly information should be communicated to the next of kin of the employee in India immediately in case of death/disability.

The Sponsor / Employer shall not ask the employee recruited on the strength of this permit to work outside the Iraq.

The Sponsor / Employer shall not deduct/recover any amount pertaining to processing/charges of visa of it recruited employee.

The Sponsor / Employer shall provide Labour / Medical / Insurance cards as per the laws of Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of the Government of the Iraq

The Sponsor / Employer may kindly append his /her signature to this Embassy Permit in acceptance of the obligations cast on him herein above before forwarding it to the employee/s named herein.