On 14 March 2025, dozens of people protested for the third day in a row organizing a sit-in in front of the local government building in Diwaniya city (Al Qadissiya) against the Education Annex, demanding completion of their file, payment of their salaries and coverage of their costs by the Ministry of Finance. They called on the local government to intervene.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 14, 2025, education sector workers in Diwaniyah, Iraq (Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate) entered their third day of peaceful protests demanding salary payments and improved working conditions. The small-scale demonstration involving dozens of participants shows low-level risk to date.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Limited regional impact: Diwaniyah is an inland city in southern Iraq that is not a major logistics route or production hub, making immediate supply-chain disruption unlikely
• Public service instability: If labor disputes in the education sector spread, regional administrative functions could deteriorate, potentially delaying customs and permit procedures
• Potential protest expansion: Unpaid salary issues are a common problem across Iraq; if civil servants in other regions join in solidarity protests, this could affect overall administrative operations
• Oil sector spillover effects: If government fiscal difficulties are the root cause, this could indirectly impact the operational stability of the state-owned oil sector

3) Watch points

• Whether protests spread to major cities like Baghdad and the government's progress in fulfilling salary payment commitments
• Monitor for signs of similar labor disputes emerging in southern Iraq's oil production regions (such as Basra)