Employers’ Code of Conduct on Trafficking in Human Beings and Forced Labour signed in Georgia

On 7 December, Georgia’s employers and business associations signed the Code of Conduct on Trafficking in Human Beings and Forced Labour. The Code was developed by the Georgian Employers’ Association in consultation with the ILO and with the employers’ organizations and business associations working in Georgia.

The signing ceremony was attended by parliamentarians, representatives of the Economy and Sustainable Development Ministry, the national investment agency, the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice and experts of the ILO, the International Organization for Migration and the EU.

The ceremony was opened by the president of the Georgian Employers’ Association, Elguja Meladze, parliamentary vice speaker Rusudan Kervalishvili, and Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Irakli Matkava.

The Chief Technical Adviser of the ILO Anti-Trafficking Project Zsolt Dudas made a presentation on policies and actions against trafficking in human beings and forced labour and on the role of employers in implementing these policies.

The Code of Conduct will be open for signatures for all interested employers and businesses.