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Olga Koulaeva Appointed as Director of DWT/CO for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Olga V. Koulaeva was appointed Director of the ILO Decent Work Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia on 1 November 2016.

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Training Seminar on International Labour Standards Held in Tbilisi

On 28 to 30 September 2016, Tbilisi, Georgia, hosted a training seminar on international labour standards and national implementation mechanisms. The event was organized by ITC-ILO in Turin and the ILO.

Partners Thank ILO Office Director Dimitrina Dimitrova for Productive Cooperation

On 30 September 2016, Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, completed her term in our region.

Tackling Youth Employment Challenges: Workshop for Employers’ Organizations

Representatives of employers’ organizations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russian Federation and Uzbekistan gathered at the ILO’s International Training Center (ITC) in Turin on 26-29 September 2016.

Child Labour Statistics

Georgia National Child Labour Survey 2015 - Analytical Report

The objective of the National Child Labour Survey 2015 conducted by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (GEOSTAT) is to assess the situation, scope, causes and consequences of child labour in Georgia.

Subregional seminar on “Informal Economy: trade union policies and actions”

On 13-14 June Baku, Azerbaijan, hosted the ILO seminar entitled “Informal Economy: Policies and actions of trade unions" and devoted to the ILO Recommendation No 204.

Youth Employment Network: Conference in Stockholm and Oslo

The bi-annual network conference was organ¬ized on 17-25 May in Stockholm, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway, at the request of the tripartite constituents of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan...

Workshop on occupational safety and health held in Tbilisi

Reform of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) regulations which is currently underway in Georgia poses new challenges of compliance for the small and medium sized businesses.

ILO Research paper No. 13

Corporate Social Responsibility in International Trade and Investment Agreements: Implications for States, Business and Workers

This paper assesses the reference to CSR commitments in trade and investment agreements and finds that CSR language is relatively weak in terms of obligation, precision and delegation. Emphasising the potential to use the mechanisms that are...

The enabling environment for sustainable Enterprises in Georgia- 2016

Comprehensive evaluation of the business environment of Georgia. It provides a full review of the 17 factors identified by the International Labour Conference as the key conditions for an enabling business environment.

National Assessment of the Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises presented in Tbilisi

On the 15th of April, the Georgian Employers’ Association (GEA) held a conference in the newly constructed Techpark in Tbilisi to present the National Assessment of the Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises.

Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises in Georgia

Testing Innovative Approaches: Voluntary Peer Review of Youth Employment Policies

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has successfully tested an innovative mechanism - voluntary peer reviews, in which countries assess one another’s youth employment policies and share good practices during joint meetings. It is one of the...

YEP CIS project publications

Strengthening tripartite social dialogue: Assessment of RBSA-funded outcomes 2014-15 (Final Evaluation Summary)

Evaluation is RBSA Funded - Evaluation consultant: Sergey Popello

Sustainable enterprises high on the subregional agenda

Business enterprises operate within a specific political, social and economic context. For a business to grow, efforts at the enterprise level are not enough. To achieve sustainable development, addressing the issues related to the overall business...

Regional Employment Forum:

Promoting Job Rich and Sustainable Growth in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

TBILISI. October 28, 2015 – The regional conference on jobs and employment had a prominent start in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 28 October 2015. The two-day forum which will look into the ways to boost employment in the region ensuring inclusive and ...

Results of the third round of peer review of youth employment policies summed up in Sochi

On 12 – 17 October, southern Russian city of Sochi hosted a conference of the Youth Employment Network members. The Network is part of the project "Partnerships for youth employment in the CIS countries," which is being implemented by the ILO Moscow...

Rail unions focus on organising and promoting ILO conventions

Around 40 leaders from railway unions in Eastern Europe and Central Asia met with ILO experts and senior ITF representatives in Baku, Azerbaijan from 30 September to 1 October to discuss organising and the promotion of ILO conventions throughout the...

Informal Meeting of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs hosted by the Latvian EU Presidency

Expanding the outreach and impact of OSH standards in micro and small enterprises

The Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union identified the issue of occupational safety and health (OSH) in micro and small enterprises (MSEs) as a topic for the Informal Ministerial Meeting (IMM). The IMM created a forum to share...