Internationally recognised core labour standards in Georgia. Report for the WTO General Council review of the trade policies of Georgia
- Document number
- 2266
- Date
- 2009
- Title
- Internationally recognised core labour standards in Georgia. Report for the WTO General Council review of the trade policies of Georgia
- Author/publisher
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- Guidelines/Recommendations, Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Human Rights approach, Integrated approach; EU instruments; International Human Rights Law, International cooperation; Inter-organisational co-operation, Multi-agency approach, International law; Holistic approach, National Rapporteurs;
- Summary
- Although Georgia has ratified all eight ILO conventions on core labour standards, there are serious inconsistencies between the Labour Code of 2006 and Georgia's international commitments to respect workers' basic human rights. In particular, the government has failed numerous times to comply with requests by the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations to bring the Labour Code of 2006 into line with ILO core labour standards conventions. Furthermore, the report notes that discrimination in access to employment and remuneration is widespread, with serious impact on women. Despite having ratified ILO conventions 100 and 111, the principle of "equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value" is not applied in law or in practice. Finally, child labour and forced labour are prevalent in the country, but law enforcement, monitoring and prosecution are weak.
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