![A view of Iraqi street as casual workers, who have no social security are trying to support their homes by carrying heavy loads on their backs for about 10 hours a day in the scorching summer heat, on July 27, 2023 in Baghdad, Iraq [Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AA-20230801-31814996-31814979-CASUAL_WORKERS_IN_IRAQ_ENDURE_50_DEGREES_HEAT_TO_TAKE_HOME_BREAD-1-scaled-e1690984318996.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
August 2, 2023 at 2:52 pm
Iraqi daily wagers, who have no social security, try to support their families by carrying heavy loads on their backs for about 10 hours a day in the scorching summer heat, Anadolu Agency reports.
Temperatures can sometimes exceed 50C (122F) in summer in Iraq. High temperatures have a negative impact on the health of labourers working in the open air.
The workers – who often work on construction sites or as porters, under the scorching sun – demand social security and their working conditions to be regulated.
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