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Committees’ recent meetings – 22 January 2020

Parliament's Health Committee held a workshop with experts on preparing the Bill on Healthcare Workers Rights and Responsibilities; the Agriculture Committee will look into the problems facing Kurdistan's beekeepers. 

Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq sends Reform Law to President Nechirvan Barzani for enactment

Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewas Faiq has sent the Reform Law to the President of Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani.

Parliament committees look into death of Majid Haruti

Kurdistan Parliament's Peshmerga Committee and Human Rights and Social Affairs Committee look into the death of Majid Haruti and will send their findings to Parliament's Presidency.

Committees’ recent meetings – 21 January 2020

The Relations Committee and Minister Safeen Dizayee, the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations discussed drafting a Kurdish Diaspora Bill. The Education Committee has received the Education Bill from the KRG Education Ministry and will collate their comments and suggestions on it.

Parliament passes Law on Reform of Pensions, Salaries, Allowances, Grants and Other Benefits

The Kurdistan Parliament on 16 January passed the Reform Law, with 89 MPs (out of 111 seats) voting in favour of the law. The aim of the Law on Reform of Pensions, Salaries, Allowances, Grants and Other Benefits is to bring fairness to the system of government employees’ and others’ salaries, pensions and benefits. It also aims to reduce waste of government resources and public funds.

Committees’ recent meetings – 19 January 2019 

In recent meetings the Culture Committee planned to work on a Kurdistan Olympic Committee Bill; and the Martyrs Committee urged the Martyrs Ministry to help repatriate remains of Anfal victims in Samawa mass graves. 

Relations and Kurdish Diaspora Committee asks for suggestions for Kurdish Diaspora Bill

The Kurdistan Parliament Committee that is drafting the Kurdish Diaspora Bill in the following statement asks the public, including the Kurdish Diaspora, to give their suggestions about the Bill.

Order of Business for 16 January: Vote on Bill on Reform of Pensions, Salaries, Allowances, Grants and Other Benefits

The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament announces the order of business for the sitting of Thursday 16th January at 11 am – the 15th ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the first year of the Kurdistan Parliament’s fifth term:

Parliament committees issue their final joint report on the Reform Bill

Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 15 January chaired a meeting of the relevant committees who completed their final joint report on the Reform Bill.