Georgia: Labor Reform Introduced in Parliament

Click to expand Image A worker stands inside one of the manganese tunnels. Chiatura City, Georgia. © 2014 Daro Sulakauri (Tbilisi) – Georgia’s parliament is scheduled to begin discussing a package of amendments to the country’s labor legislation this week, Human Rights Watch said today. If adopted, the amendments would offer much greater protection to workers and go a long way toward bringing Georgia’s labor legislation in line with international standards and good practices. The draft amendments envisage strengthening the labor inspectorate and regulating work hours, overtime, night…

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