Work related Injuries in the Iraqi Law : Definition and Elements

Work related injuries are considered a serious problem facing the world due to the shift to large-scale machinery -operated manufacturing plants. Thus, regulating employment injury insurance has become vital for social and economic development. Its social significance stems from the large number of people who are covered by these provisions on work injury insurance, as well as the extent to which it affects their lives. Indeed, insurance against the risk of work injuries aims to protect the workforces who constitute the vast majority of societies. Economically, work injuries and illness are matters of health but they also of heavy economic burden exceeding lost income and health expenses. Regulating work-injury insurance provisions necessitates first defining what is meant by work-related injuries from a legislative, judicial, and jurisprudential standpoint, and then clarifying the elements that go into the formation of a work-related injury in order to determine what is and is not considered to be work-related injuries within the scope of the Iraqi Social Security Law and the comparative laws in Egypt, Jordan, and France.