Subject: RE: Meeting with Turkish colleagues on child labor issues in the frames of bilateral agreement between Turkey and Georgia
From: Sevgi Ateş <[email-masked]>
To: "Lika" <Klimiashvili>
Cc: Tamar Barkalaia; [email-masked]; Elza Jgerenaia; Nino Odisharia; Sopo Belkania; Mariana Mkurnali; Maia Nikoleishvili; [email-masked]; Oğuz Tuncay; Ali Rıza Önay; Musa Topuksak; Mehmet Sevim; Uğur Emre Bektaş; [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:52:05 +0000

Dear Ms. Lika Klimiashvili,

Thanks for your below e-mail which includes your request for information about the current legislation of our country with regard to the child labour.

We are also willing for our possible cooperation and we would be grateful if we would be able to share our experiences with you in this issue.

Please find attached the information as you requested.

Please do not hesitate to contact us again if you may have any other question.

With Best Regards,

Sevgi Ateş

Assistant Expert

Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Directorate General of External Relations and Services for Workers Abroad

Tel: +90 312 296 7738

E-mail: [email-masked]

From: Lika Klimiashvili [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 2:53 PM

To: Sevgi Ateş

Cc: Tamar Barkalaia; [email-masked]; Elza Jgerenaia; [email-masked]'; [email-masked]'; Mariana Mkurnali; [email-masked]; [email-masked]; Oğuz Tuncay; Ali Rıza Önay; Musa Topuksak; Mehmet Sevim; Uğur Emre Bektaş;
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Subject: RE: Meeting with Turkish colleagues on child labor issues in the frames of bilateral agreement between Turkey and Georgia

Dear Ms. Sevgi Ates,

Following our last communication we would like express our sincere gratitude for your prompt reply and diplomatic note on the official invitation from the Turkish party.

It’s worth informing that there are different departments and LEPLs (Social Protection Department and LEPL Social Service Agency) under the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia
that are interested in and working on child labour issues.  Following a diplomatic note  joint meeting of all departments was held and a decision has been made to ask you, before paying a visit to Turkey, to provide us with more detailed information, first
of all, on the legislative framework and practice, particularly focusing on child labour issues, for instance, how laws regulate child labour, minimum employment age and origination of legal capacity to enter into labour agreements, mechanisms/institutions
dealing with enforcement of law, etc.,  in order for  both parties to be aware of possible ways of collaboration.

We do look forward to getting information, our fruitful cooperation and subsequent positive results.

I thank you,

Respectfully,

Lika Klimiashvili

Head of the Labour Relations and Social Partnership Division

Labour and Employment Policy Department

Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

From: Sevgi Ateş [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:21 PM

To: Lika Klimiashvili

Cc: [email-masked]; Elza Jgerenaia; [email-masked]'; [email-masked]'; Mariana Mkurnali;
[email-masked];
[email-masked]; Oğuz Tuncay; Ali Rıza Önay; Musa Topuksak; Mehmet Sevim; Uğur Emre Bektaş

Subject: RE: Meeting with Turkish colleagues on child labor issues in the frames of bilateral agreement between Turkey and Georgia

Dear Ms. Lika Klimiashvili,

Thanks for your below e-mail including your requirement for the possible cooperation between our countries in the field of elimination of child
labour.

We would like you to send your request also through diplomatic channels via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then, we will be able to proceed
accordingly.

Thanks in advance.

With Best Regards,

Sevgi Ateş

Assistant Expert

Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Directorate General of External Relations and Services for Workers Abroad

Tel: +90 312 296 7738

E-mail:
[email-masked]

From: Lika Klimiashvili [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 2:30 PM

To: Sevgi Ateş

Cc: [email-masked]; Elza Jgerenaia; [email-masked]'; [email-masked]'; Mariana Mkurnali;
[email-masked];
[email-masked]

Subject: Meeting with Turkish colleagues on child labor issues in the frames of bilateral agreement between Turkey and Georgia

Importance: High

Dear Ms. Sevgi Ates,

As you already are aware the Government of Georgia and the Government of the Republic of Turkey signed an
agreement in the fields of labour, social security and employment on July 19 in 2016.
The agreement envisages that the parties shall exchange documents and information related to legislation regarding labour and social issues, including elimination of child
labour and shall exchange experts reciprocally with the aim of benefiting from each other’s experiences.

Let me inform you that “Young Pedagogues Union” together with “Institute of Social Research and Analysis” conducted
a survey and studied the practice of labour migration of juveniles from Adjara and Guria region to Turkey. The results of the survey are alarming as minors are working 9 hours per day, they are forced to leave schools, etc. and all this has a negative impact
on their psycho-emotional development.

The Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia considers meeting with the Turkish side in order
to negotiate on measures for eliminating child labour. The ultimate goal of the meeting shall be, first of all, exchanging information on existing mechanisms against child labour in both countries. Taking into consideration the fact that the above mentioned
agreement envisages cooperation in this direction, the Ministry expresses its hope that meeting of the experts and joint work will lead us to a relevant decision how to fight against labour of Georgian minors at the territory of Turkey.

Could you please propose the date and venue/country of the meeting?

Looking forward to our meeting, fruitful cooperation and subsequently, positive results.

Thank you,

Respectfully,

Lika Klimiashvili

Head of the Labour Relations and Social Partnership Division

Labour and Employment Policy Department

Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

(32) 2 51 00 11 (15 07)

+995 5 95 97 77 44

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