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Fair Labor Platform calls for the suspension of evictions and release of detained activists

The Georgia Fair Labor Platform condemns the evictions in Tbilisi last week, stands in solidarity with the families affected, and calls for a state moratorium on evictions until fundamental changes are made to relevant laws and policies. We believe that Georgia’s...

Minimum Wage as a Human Right – International Standards and Perspectives for Georgia

In Georgia today, the wages of many people are so low that they cannot even meet their basic physical needs. The current situation is contrary to international human rights law, which guarantees the right of all employed persons to a salary that ensures a "decent...

Thousands of self-employed mothers without support – the loopholes of maternity leave

In 2022, more than 42,000 children were born in Georgia. Yet only about 14,000 women took maternity leave, leaving approximately 28,000 mothers without benefits. Many of those left out were self-employed women. Lina Gvinianidze, a lawyer and labor law expert, spoke...

New report finds gaps in Labor Inspectorate transparency, proposes ways to improve public trust

On 20 December 2023, the Center for Law and Public Policy, with the support of the Open Society Foundation, presented its new report "Evaluation of the Transparency of the Labor Inspection Service". The head of the Law and Public Policy Center, Ketevan Kukava, and the...