Representatives of Non-Permanent Lecturers in Iraqi Kurdistan Seek Permanent Government Posts Through 2027 Budget

Representatives of non-permanent lecturers in Iraqi Kurdistan are seeking permanent government posts for about 78,000 educators through the 2027 federal budget, warning that delayed payments could disrupt the upcoming school year. At a press conference, lecturers' representative Mohammed Kamal stated that a delegation met with the Kurdistan Regional Government ministries of Education and Finance before traveling to Baghdad for talks with parliament's Finance Committee, political blocs, and Kurdish ministers in the federal government. The KRG Ministry of Finance had requested Baghdad to place the lecturers on the permanent payroll, and Finance Committee members supported including the issue in the 2027 budget, while political blocs pledged to back the request [The New Region](https://thenewregion.com).