All resources: Georgia

Circular economy transition

The brief presents the ILO’s approach to circular economic transition as a driver of environmentally sustainable, socially inclusive and economically productive development, contrasting linear and circular economic models. It highlights that...

Voices on 100 Years of Labour Standards Supervision

How to ensure international labour standards make a difference in a changing world

To mark 100 years of standards supervision, the ILO is speaking with members of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR). Attila Kun, who joined the Committee in 2025, reflects on its role in advancing...

Decent work for domestic workers takes centre stage at regional exchange in Yerevan

Representatives from Armenia and Georgia met in Yerevan to share experiences and identify policy pathways to strengthen rights, representation and protection for domestic workers.

Working paper 159

Recent trends in informal employment in Georgia

Drawing on data from the Georgian Labour Force Survey (2021–2022), this paper provides a detailed statistical profile of informal employment in Georgia and discusses its key drivers.

Joint ILO - EU report

Mapping enterprise formalization measures in tourism in the European Union

Tourism plays a crucial role in economic growth and employment generation in European countries. However, informality remains a significant challenge in the sector contributing to deficits in decent work and sustainability and undermines tax...

Questions and answers

Generative AI at work: What it means for jobs in Europe and beyond

Pawel Gmyrek, Senior Researcher at the ILO and co-author of Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure, discusses how generative AI could shape jobs across countries and sectors.

New ILO regional report

Social protection systems key to a Just Transition to net-zero carbon emissions in Europe and Central Asia, says new ILO report

The ILO regional report calls for building climate-resilient social protection systems and extending social protection to all workers who will be affected by the transition policies to net-zero carbon emissions.

Decent Work Country Programme Georgia 2024-2025

Decent Work Country Programme

Georgia and ILO sign first cooperation agreement to promote decent work in the country

On August 13, tripartite constituents and the ILO signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Georgia's first Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) at the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health, and Social...

It's World Day of safety and health at work!

The World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April) serves to raise awareness about occupational safety and health and gives us an opportunity to talk about the causes of work-related injuries, diseases, and fatalities, and measures to prevent...

Technical Brief

National social dialogue institutions in selected countries of Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus: Closing the knowledge gap

This Technical Brief examines the institutional frameworks and arrangements of the primary tripartite national social dialogue institutions (NSDIs) in eight countries of Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus. Drawing on a 2022 survey conducted by...

Video

Meet the Technical Specialist: Magnus Berge, Workers' organisations

Magnus Berge, Technical Specialist of the ILO Office for Central and Eastern Europe explains how the ILO assist trade unions so that they can promote better working conditions and rights for workers in the sub-region.

Maritime Labour Convention

Georgia joins efforts to protect seafarers’ rights by ratifying the Maritime Labour Convention

Georgia is the 105th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the Convention.

Strengthening Social Protection for Workers in Georgia Report II: Actuarial assessment of the proposed unemployment insurance scheme

Strengthening Social Protection for Workers in Georgia Report I: Proposal for social insurance schemes against employment injury and...

Staff news

Retrospective on challenges and successes - Interview with Markus Pilgrim, Director of ILO Central and Eastern Europe stepping down

Markus Pilgrim retires after long and successful service at the ILO. During his tenure as Director, the ILO Central and Eastern Europe Office managed to further raise its profile as a specialised technical agency on world of work issues and to...

Three essential questions

How can the ILO support Georgia in its EU accession?

In our interview series with leading economists, researchers and policy-makers, we interviewed Tinatin Akhvlediani, PhD, Research Fellow at the Center for European Policy Studies. She shared how she sees the enlargement policy of the EU evolving,...

Trade unions

Workers’ rights in Europe in decline, says ITUC Global Rights Index 2023

In July 2023, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released its 10th Global Rights Index. The report paints a grim picture of workers’ rights around the globe. According to ITUC, Europe is no longer a bastion of workers’ rights.

EU accession

ILO Office for Central and Eastern Europe will also serve Georgia

At the request of the Georgian ILO constituents the ILO Office for Central and Eastern Europe will support Georgia as of July 2023. Georgia has sought political and economic integration in the European Union since joining the Eastern Partnership in...

About the ILO in Georgia