Georgia
Overview of national employment policies
- Has national employment policy
- Yes
- Adoption of national employment policies
- 1ST revision in 2019
- Is the NEP under revision?
- No
Dialogue and stakeholders in the formulation process
- National
- Ministry in charge of economy/planning/finance
- Yes
- Ministry in charge of employment
- Yes
- Sectoral ministries
- Yes
- Trade unions
- Yes
- children
- -
- UN agencies
- Yes
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- The development and formulation of the National Strategy 2019-2023 for Labour and Employment Policy of Georgia was arranged under the national tripartite social commission in Georgia.
- Civil society groups, such as women or youth associations
- Yes
- Employers’ organisations
- Yes
- ILO
- Yes
- Regional
- No
- Local
- No
- N.A.
- -
Coordinating actor in formulating the employment policy
- Ministry in charge of employment/labour
- Yes
- Ministry in charge of economy/finance/planning
- -
- Sectoral ministry
- -
- Other
- -
- N.A.
- -
Additional information:
Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs.Employment policy goals
- Economic growth
- -
- Decent work
- -
- Employment as central to development strategy
- -
- Employment creation /promotion
- Yes
- Ensure equal opportunities / prevent discrimination in employment
- -
- Freely chosen employment
- -
- Full employment
- -
- Poverty reduction
- -
- Productive employment
- -
- Protection of workers' rights
- -
- Reduce unemployment
- -
- Reduce underemployment
- -
- Social inclusion
- -
- Environment/green jobs
- -
- Other
- Yes
- N.A.
- -
Additional information:
The aim of the strategy is to promote employment (stimulating demand for labour to reduce labour market competitiveness by reducing labour market demand and supply; to strengthen Active Labour Market Policies (ALMP); to promote inclusion of vulnerable groups in the labour market through targeted social and inclusive employment policies; to promote effective functioning of the labour market (improving the labour safety and rights protection system; improving labour migration management).Strategic objectives
- Strategic objectives
- The strategy identifies two interrelated sectoral priorities: and several objectives in each.
1. Sectoral Priority: Employment promotion
• Goal 1: Reducing the discrepancy between demand and supply;
• Goal 2: Strengthening Active Labour Market Policy (ALMP);
• Goal 3: Promoting involvement of women and vulnerable groups in the labour market through targeted social and inclusive employment policies.
2. Sectoral Priority: Ensuring effective functioning of the labour market
• Goal 4: Improving the system of enforcement of workspace safety and protection of rights;
• Goal 5: Improving labour migration management.
Employment targets
- Employment opportunities
- Yes
- Adequate earnings and productive work
- -
- Decent hours
- -
- Work that should be abolished
- -
- Equal opportunity and treatment in employment
- Yes
- Social security
- -
- Social dialogue - Workers' and employers' representation
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
Additional information:
For detailed information on targets, please see Table 2, page 10 and from pages 34 to 49 of the National Strategy 2019-2023 for Labour and Employment Policy of Georgia.Action plan for implementation
- National action plan
- Yes
- Subnational action plan
- -
Coordination framework
- NEP coordination framework?
- Yes
Additional information:
The coordination framework in form of Coordination Committee has been institutionalised by the Order of the Minister of Health, Labour and Social Affairs (former Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs) of Georgia N01-135 / O of April 27, 2021 “on the Establishment of the Coordination Committee for the Implementation of the National Strategy for Labor and Employment Policy of Georgia 2019-2023”.Monitoring indicators
- Employment opportunities
- Yes
- Adequate earnings and productive work
- -
- Decent hours
- -
- Work that should be abolished
- -
- Equal opportunity and treatment in employment
- Yes
- Social security
- -
- Social dialogue - Workers' and employers' representation
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
Additional information:
For detailed information on indicators, please see Table 2, page 10 and from pages 34 to 49 of the National Strategy 2019-2023 for Labour and Employment Policy of Georgia.Target groups
- Youth
- Yes
- Women
- Yes
- Informal workers
- -
- Rural workers
- -
- Older persons
- -
- People with disabilities
- Yes
- Migrants workers
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
- N.A.
- -
- No target group
- -
Additional information:
Other: socially vulnerable persons; low skilled workforce; inactive and unemployed population; employees; different social groups: underqualified personnel, persons with special educational needs, affected populations living near the demarcation line and internally displaced persons, ethnic minorities, internationally protected persons, and stateless persons in Georgia; population living in poverty.