According to the results of the “IRI” research, which is always critical of trade unions, this year is the first time when the positive assessment of the trade union’s activity exceeds the negative.
Compared to the previous year, society trusts the activities of trade unions even more this year. If last year 27% evaluated the organization’s activity positively, this year this figure has increased to 31%. There is also a sharp decrease of 6% in the negative evaluation rate, which has dropped from 33 to 27%, and of the fifteen institutions listed, after the army and the church, the activities of trade unions have the least negative evaluation.
37% of the surveyed respondents say that unemployment is the most significant problem in the country. And 14% believe that unemployment is one of the main obstacles to the democratic development of Georgia.
Trade Unions are active on a daily basis and do their best to ensure that employed people in Georgia have a better working environment, conditions and legal framework. To raise the awareness of workers in different directions. At this stage, we are waiting for the legislative body to start hearings regarding the initiative registered by the organization on October 6, so that the country has a decent minimum wage standard.
Trade unions will continue to protect and strengthen the interests of employees in the future. He will intensively conduct researches and seminars and will actively participate in the meetings of the tripartite commission and he will submit to the society a report on what is being done for the benefit of the country’s leading force, the employees.