On 8 October, Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official owned media), Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official owned media) and Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official owned media) reported Oil Ministry contract workers protesting outside the Planning Ministry in central Baghdad. Their accounts identified the demand as inclusion in job grades approved in the 2027 budget; all three publications attribute the protest and demand to the workers.
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media08 Oct, 09:51
“Oil Ministry contract workers protest outside the Planning Ministry in central Baghdad, demanding inclusion in the job grades approved in the 2027 budget.”
تظاهرات عقود وزارة النفط امام وزارة التخطيط وسط بغداد مطالبين بشمولهم ضمن الدرجات الوظيفية المقرة في موزانة ٢٠٢٧
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media08 Oct, 09:54
“Oil Ministry contract workers protest outside the Planning Ministry in central Baghdad to demand inclusion in the job grades approved in the 2027 budget.”
عقود وزارة النفط يحتجون أمام وزارة التخطيط وسط بغداد للمطالبة بشمولهم ضمن الدرجات الوظيفية المقرة في موزانة 2027
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official owned media08 Oct, 10:14
“Oil Ministry contract workers protest outside the Planning Ministry in central Baghdad, demanding inclusion in the job grades approved in the 2027 budget.”
تظاهرات عقود وزارة النفط امام وزارة التخطيط وسط بغداد مطالبين بشمولهم ضمن الدرجات الوظيفية المقرة في موزانة 2027
The shared accounts concern access to public-sector posts, rather than the separate exchange-rate dispute; the demand belongs to Oil Ministry contract workers, not to the factions carrying it.