Subject: FW: SOCIEUX+ 2019-07 Georgia -adminsitrative closure
From: "JUODSNUKYTE Jurate (EEAS-TBILISI)" <[email-masked]>
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, Beka Peradze <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:47:29 +0000

Dear Ms Barkalaia, Dear Mr Peradze,

We have received the following message from EU SOCIEUX programme, which was followed the initiative taken by DG EMPLOYMENT of the European Commission on issues related to the implementation
of Occupational Health and Safety.

With fully understanding of excessive workload that your ministry and in particular Labour Inspectorate is faced with, I would appreciate receiving the explanation of why this support
offered was refused? Unfortunately it is quite unpleasant message in the context of EU-Georgia cooperation and we are wondering how to tackle it or, if there is still interest on your side, it would be possible to postpone this activity rather than cancelling
it.

I would appreciate your prompt replay (and thanks a lot for fast response as regards ROM mission),

Kind regards,

Jurate

From: Barme Catherine <[email-masked]>

Sent: 06 October 2020 16:59

To: [email-masked]

Cc: GHERMAN Catalin (EEAS-TBILISI) <[email-masked]>; Fernandes Antunes Adélio <[email-masked]>; Daniel Garcia
Emilie <[email-masked]>; BATAZZI Alessandro (DEVCO) <[email-masked]>

Subject: SOCIEUX+ 2019-07 Georgia -adminsitrative closure

Dear Mr. Rey

I hope you are keeping well in these very difficult times.

I pleased to come back to you to inform you on the recent developments concerning the SOCIEUX+ request (action 2019-07),
submitted by the Labour Conditions Inspecting  Department (LCID), Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia (MoIDPLHSA) and supported by the European Business Association (EBA).

Following a seminar organized by the DG-employment of the European Commission in September 2018, SOCIEUX+ was asked
to contribute to the current efforts of Georgian Government for the capacity building of Georgian public services and private companies on the OSH thematic.

The team of SOCIEUX+ experts, Dr. Małgorzata PĘCIŁŁO, PhD in economics, senior researcher in the Central Institute
for Labour Protection of the National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB) in Warsaw, Károly  GYÖRGY, international secretary of the Hungarian Trade Union Confederation in Budapest and Dr. François BADET, PhD in economics, head of a unit of labour inspectors in Annecy
(France), was in Tbilisi from June 24 to 28, 2019 to implement the first activity.

Cost-benefits of OSH, OSH principles and management system, functioning of OSH bipartite dialogue in companies
in Europe, and OSH systemic actions by French labour inspectors have been presented during training sessions imparted to representatives of the employers, trade unions and labour inspectors.  It was the opportunity to share OSH experience in a peer to peer
way and to foster discussions between socioeconomical and political stakeholders.

A second mission was planned a few months after. As our Georgian partner institution
(EBA) had no budget to cover organizational expenses, the mission was postponed several times in order to raise the necessary funds. Finally, thanks to the
financial support of the Employers Association of Georgia, the activity could be planned, and decision was taken, due the pandemic situation, to convert the on-site mission into a remote activity.

Unfortunately, the Labor Inspection Department recently declared to be too absorbed by COVID s issues to participate
in the event.  In the absence of its key partner, the EBA preferred to renounce to the even.

In view of this new development, it is with regret that I inform you of the closure of the SOCIEUX + action 2019-07.

I remain at your disposal for any additional information.

Best regards,

Catherine Barme

Catherine
Barme (Mrs.)

Labour & Employment Coordinator

SOCIEUX+ EU Expertise in Social Protection, Labour and Employment

Mobile: +33 (0)750 32 05 33

[email-masked]
www.socieux.eu

De :
Barme Catherine <[email-masked]>

Date : lundi 21 septembre 2020 à 10:10

À : Mariam Kuchuloria <[email-masked]>

Objet : Re: Georgia act2 2019-07

Dear Mariam,

Thank you for your prompt feedback concerning the feasibility of organizing and implementing the second activity. In view of
this new development, I believe it would be more reasonable to close the action 2019-07. Of course we do stay at your full disposal in case you might envisage to mobilize further technical assistance when conditions are met.

Best regards,

Catherine

De :
Mariam Kuchuloria <[email-masked]>

Date : vendredi 18 septembre 2020 à 17:12

À : Barme Catherine <[email-masked]>

Objet : Re: Georgia act2 2019-07

Dear Caterine,

I checked with the Labour Inspection Department.

As they are too busy with the Covid-related issues, they said that they could not find time and I think that we will be unable to plan without them.

Best Regards,

Mariam

On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 9:25 AM Barme Catherine <[email-masked]> wrote:

Dear Mariam,

Thank you for prompt reaction.

I look forward to hearing from you very soon.

Warm regards,