Subject: Re: Association Implementation Report on Georgia (2019)
From: Lika Klimiashvili <[email-masked]>
To: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>, Ketevan Goginashvili <[email-masked]>, Ekaterine Adamia <[email-masked]>, Natia Nogaideli <[email-masked]>, Irma Gelashvili <[email-masked]>, Grigol Chkadua <[email-masked]>, Nino Jinjolava <[email-masked]>, Tea Gvaramadze <[email-masked]>
Cc: Mariam Darakhvelidze <[email-masked]>, Beka Peradze <[email-masked]>, Nino Odisharia <[email-masked]>, Paata Jorjoliani <[email-masked]>, Sopo Belkania <[email-masked]>, Mariana Mkurnali <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:17:26 +0000

მაიკო,

გიგზავნი ჩემს კომენტარებს პარტნიორობაზე და დასაქმების ნაწილზე (ბოლდია და დახრილი :)

​Ø The Tripartite Social Partnership Commission continues to meet at its annual plenary session as well as at working group level; however the former continues to be held with irregular frequency

Comment: Tripartite Social Partnership Commission held 2 meetings in 2018, on April 19 and September 7; it discussed occupational health and safety related issues. The TSPC also held a strategic planning meeting
with the support of the International Labour Organization. To develop social partnership at a regional level, based on the decision made at the TSPC meeting of February 10, 2017, the TSPC of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara was established in April 2018. (check
with Min Labour)

Development/strengthening of social dialogue and regular meetings of the Tripartite Social Partnership Commission are on the agenda of the Government of Georgia. The TSPC is working within Action Plan 2018-2019, covering
the issues of significant importance in labour sphere.  Development of social dialogue at regional level is also a part of the action plans and on the agenda of GoG. The very first step was creation of TSPC in Adjara. The GoG will be working throughout 2019
to guarantee that the commission in Adjara is running and functioning.

​

Ø There was no progress towards approval of the Employment Service Law, while the piloting of a new model of public employment services continues slowly in the selected regions.
New employment model was implemented in 4 regions covering 15 offices overall. Implementation of the new model in 7 regions is planned in 2019. In addition, it is foreseen to it is foreseen to empower and institutionally develop  State Employment
Services  with the aim to ensure access to employment services, improve employability of local population, providing new employment/vocational training  services, etc. The Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health
and Social Affairs of Georgia together with stakeholders (State bodies, social partners) is working on the National Labour and Employment Strategy and Strategy Realization Action Plan 2019-2023.   The process is being finalized and strategy will be adopted
in March.

The draft Employment Service Act is being under discussion among line ministries and social partners and part of the National Labour and Employment  Policy Strategy.

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შრომითი ურთიერთობებისა და სოციალური პარტნიორობის სამმართველოს უფროსი

შრომისა და დასაქმების პოლიტიკის დეპარტამენტი

(32) 2 51 00 11 (15 07)

+995 5 95 97 77 44

Sincerely,

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: Maia Nikoleishvili

Sent: Monday, February 25, 2019 12:44 AM

To: Ketevan Goginashvili; Ekaterine Adamia; Natia Nogaideli; Lika Klimiashvili; Irma Gelashvili; Grigol Chkadua; Nino Jinjolava; Tea Gvaramadze

Cc: Mariam Darakhvelidze; Beka Peradze; Nino Odisharia; Paata Jorjoliani; Sopo Belkania; Mariana Mkurnali

Subject: FW: Association Implementation Report on Georgia (2019)

მოგესალმებით,

გიგზავნით საქართველოს საგარეო საქმეთა სამინისტროდან მიღებულ მეილს, რომელსაც თან ახლავს ევროკომისიის მიერ გამოქვეყნებული ანგარიში ასოცირების შესახებ
შეთანხმებისა

და ასოცირების დღის წესირიგით გათვალისწინებული ღონისძებების შესრულების თაობაზე.

დოკუმენტიდან ამოკრეფილია (იხ. ქვემოთ მიმოწერა) ის საკითხები, რაზეც ევროკავშირს მეტ-ნაკლებად უარყოფითი შეფასება აქვს.

გთხოვთ,
ხვალ 26 თებერვლის დღის პირველ ნახევარში მოგვაწოდოთ თქვენი პოზიცია (ინგლისურ ენაზე) ევროკავშირის კომენტარებთან დაკავშირებით.

პატივისცემით,

მაია ნიკოლეიშვილი

From: Tamar Chokoraia [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: Monday, February 25, 2019 3:05 PM

To: Maia Nikoleishvili

Subject: FW: Association Implementation Report on Georgia (2019)

გამარჯობა მაია,

გიგზავნი ევროკომისიის მიერ გამოქვეყნებულ დოკუმენტს „Association Implementation Report on Georgia (2019)“.

გთხოვ, პრემიერ-მინისტრის ინფორმირებისთვის
ოთხშაბათს დღის პირველი ნახევრისთვის მოგვაწოდო  პოზიციები (ინგლისურად, მაქსიმუმ ნახევარი გვერდი თითო კომენტარი) ქვემოთ მოყვანილ საკითხებთან დაკავშირებით:

Ø
With regard to children's rights,
infant (and maternal) mortality rates remain high as compared to European rates, due to low quality ante, perinatal and post-partum services amongst other factors.
Child poverty remains high.

Comment: …
Since 2018,
registered socially vulnerable families, whose rating score is equal to or less than 100 001 with a child/children under 16 years, receive 50 GEL as the child's benefit, instead of 10 GEL previously.
(info on countering mortality)

Ø
Child-care has still not been fully deinstitutionalised
and two large institutions for children with disabilities remain operational. A number of unregulated institutions financed and run by local municipalities, the Georgian Orthodox Church and Muslim
communities continue to operate without proper monitoring.

Comment: …

Ø
Georgia set up the  , though it is not yet fully functional

Comment: …

Ø
The Tripartite Social Partnership Commission continues to meet at its annual plenary session as well as at working group level;
however the former continues to be held with irregular frequency

Comment:
Tripartite Social Partnership Commission held 2 meetings in 2018, on April 19 and September 7; it discussed occupational health and safety related issues. The TSPC
also held a strategic planning meeting with the support of the International Labour Organization. To develop social partnership at a regional level, based on the decision made at the TSPC meeting of February 10, 2017, the TSPC of the Autonomous Republic of
Adjara was established in April 2018. (check with Min Labour)

Ø
The current system of
labour inspections requires further adjustments to be an effective mechanism for implementation of the ILO fundamental conventions on labour rights

Comment:
The
number of labour Inspectors was increased to 40. In addition, two divisions were established: Inspecting Division and Monitoring and Supervising Division. In order to effectively enforce the OSH law across all the sectors, GoG is committed to increase the
number of labour inspectors to 80 (80 labour inspectors would be needed based on the ILO standard, 1 labour inspector per 20,000 workers in transition economies). Labour officials are being constantly trained and retrained while the institution is being
gradually developed. Recently, international certificates in OSH have been granted to the inspectors.
(check with Min Labour)

Ø
The
Law on Occupational Health and Safety entered into force in August 2018 allowing the labour inspectorate to perform unannounced checks and apply fines. However,
its application is restricted to economic activities defined by the Government which involve increased risk, heavy, hazardous and dangerous working conditions

Comment:
The Parliament of Georgia approved a legislative package on February 19, 2019, according to which the law on Occupational Health and Safety applies to all spheres
of economic activity. In addition, the current OSH law will acquire the status of an organic law, in order to make it more protected from political leverage, fluctuations and guarantee establishment of effective labour rights protection system. Organic law
of Georgia on Occupational Safety will enter into force by September 2019. The law strengthens the labor inspection and gives monitoring service representatives right to unconditional access to workplaces. It expands the power of labor inspectors: they will
be able to enter the enterprise without the permission of the judge, while according to the law, adopted in March 2018, the labor inspectors were not able to do it unless there was an accident or a planned inspection.
(check with Min Labour)

Ø
There was no progress towards approval of the Employment Service Law,
while the piloting of a new model of public employment services continues slowly in the selected regions.

Comment:

Ø
A new pension system raised a lot of criticism from
domestic and international experts.

Comment:

Sincerely,

Tamar Chokoraia

Department of  European Integration

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

0118 Georgia, Tbilisi, Sh.Chitadze str.4

Cell: (+995) 591 010820

E-mail:
[email-masked]

Web:
http://www.mfa.gov.ge/