According to the data of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), every year up to 3 million people worldwide die from workplace injuries and…
A three-day conference of “Labourstart” and trade union international solidarity is ongoing, which is organized by the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation. The trade union…
Dear Irakli, I would like to inform you that we have been alerted by the Director of the ILO office in Italy, who in…
Irakli Petriashvili, Chairman of the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC) and President of…
We especially congratulate the Ukrainian women in Georgia, who experienced the tragedy of the war. It is for the demonstration of women’s…
On April 28-30, 2023, in cooperation with the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC), the global solidarity conference of LabourStart
In the recommendations issued by the committee, it is emphasized that the state should take targeted measures to reduce unemployment among women. Women should…
The draft laws on “transparency of foreign influence” are anti-democratic and do not correspond to the priorities of the European Union membership candidate country. On…
About 250 guests, including about 40 international, Georgian government, non-governmental sector, invited delegates (167) and trade union leaders/members attended the event. Irakli Petriashvili, the head…
At the fifth congress of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) , the president of the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC) – Irakli Petriashvili…
The delegation of the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation takes part in the Fifth Congress of the ITUC about the “New Social Contract for All”.…
According to the “IRI” research, 26% of the public evaluates the activities of Georgian Trade Unions Confederation positively, which is significantly increased rate compared…
Irakli Petriashvili (President of the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation and Pan-European Regional Council) chaired 19th Executive Committee meeting of the Pan-European Regional Council in…
By signing the document, an agreement was signed to develop effective cooperation mechanisms between the parties in order to achieve a reasonable and fair…
The head of the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation, Irakli Petriashvili, together with his deputy, Raisa Liparteliani, held a meeting with the program manager of…
Raisa Liparteliani, Deputy Chairman of the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation, took part in a working meeting of the International Labour Organization on the 190th…
The importance of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova’s EU integration and candidate status, the situation in Ukraine and Belarus, the support and solidarity expressed by…
On June 7, in Geneva, within the framework of the annual International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the meeting of…
The two recent global events, the pandemic that began in late 2019 and the Russian military invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, have had…
April 28 – International Day of Dead and Injured is celebrated in more than 100 countries, around the world, including Georgia. On International Workers’ Remembrance…
The Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC) expresses solidarity with the independent trade unions of Belarus and calls the arrest of the BKDP leadership by…
The model protests resulted in the formation of trade unions to protect their labour rights, and with the help of the Georgian Trade Unions…
Irakli Petriashvili, President of the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation, who is also the President of the Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Unions…
Thousands of people of various professions gathered on the ground, including Ukrainian refugees who took refuge in Georgia. One of them also delivered a…
The Georgian Trade Unions Confederation will hold a peaceful rally in Solidarity with Ukraine and in support of Georgia’s integration into the European Union. According…
Irakli Petriashvili has completed his official visit in Brussels. The main issues to be discussed at the meetings were the current developments in Ukraine;…
Irakli Petriashvili has completed official visit in Brussels. After discussing the current events in Ukraine, the President of the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation raised…
The unions have won a lawsuit against “Evex Hospitals”. Doctor Nana Rurua was addressed to the Trade Union for help, because she was illegally…
To Luca Visentini Secretary General ETUC / PERC Copy: Her Excellency Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission
Georgian Trade Unions Confederation Congratulations on International Women’s Day! In light of the current events in Ukraine, we especially congratulate the Ukrainian women who are…
Irakli Petriashvili, President of the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation, went for the trip for an official visit. He will hold formal and informal meetings…
The outpouring of union opposition to PutIn’s abhorrent invasion Ukraine and the solidarity for our union colleagues and the Ukrainian people has been heartening. While…
Irakli Petriashvili, President of the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation, shares the difficult situation in the neighboring country. It is difficult to deal with the…
On January 30 of this year, at about 21:00, an industrial accident took place at the 2nd station of the Mindeli mine in Tkibuli…
The Strike of the workers of the “Borjomi” factory is concluded. Both factory will start working at full capacity from tomorrow. After an 8-day full-strike,…
The Georgian Trade Unions Confederation has released information according to which 24 citizens who left Georgia for Germany for seasonal work are in the…
On May 3, 2021 The strike started on April 27 by the factory workers was ended by agreement with the administration of JSC “Rustavi…
After quite hard and long negotiations with the management of the company, where were involved the leadership of the Georgian Trade Union Confederation, as…
The purpose of the agreement is to ensure effective, harmonious cooperation between employer and employees, to create a stable environment for production processes and…
President of Georgian Trade Unions Confederation Irakli Petriashvili will head the Advisory Board under the Chief Labour…
It is being held within the framework of a joint project of the Georgian Trade Union Confederation (GTUC), the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Friedrich…
The European Regional Council of Trade Unions discussed the global challenges, the covid-19 pandemic and ways to…
A global trend analysis of the role of Trade Unions in times of Covid-19 – International Labour Organziation(ILO) new publication Trade unions should regard the…
The store manager has won a lawsuit against the company and will receive compensation in the amount of GEL 23,400. On August 8, 2018, completely…
The Georgian Trade Unions Confederation is involved in a 16-day campaign “ Violence Against Women” through a number of activities. Today, the unions are…
Former employees of the “Georgian House” and trade union activists gathered near the 1st building of TSU and marched towards the Carrefour supermarket, where…
According to the November 4 decision of the Tbilisi City Court, the claim of T.M. was satisfied. According to the decision, the order (regarding…
Meat products company Georgian House (formerly Abd & Co.) was once again exposed for gross violations of employees’ rights. This Ukrainian-owned company offers tough…
The 15th Executive Committee of the Pan-European Trade Unions discussed the challenges facing the world of labour and the rising unemployment caused by the…
A memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation and the Georgian Mediators Association. The purpose of the memorandum is cooperation…
The Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (with its multinational representations, which includes members of both Azerbaijani and…
The Austrian Government is ready to send high-ranking labour experts to Georgia and train labour inspectors in our country. The offer was made in…
The Pan-European Trade Union Steering Committee met to discuss about the important issues and new challenges created by the pandemic. The meeting was led…
With great anxiety and concern, we witness renewed armed confrontations between Armenia and Azerbaijan that have led to human losses, including within the civilian…
I would like to greet you, participants of this unusual meeting. I would like to thank Guy Ryder, General Director of the International Labour…
This is the celebration day not just for American people, but also for all nations who strive for Democracy and Independence. We are pleased to…
On June 26, in Kutaisi was held Kutaisi Trade Union School closing event, within the project of the Austrian Development Agency, the Friedrich Ebert…
Negotiations were held between the trade unions and the administration of the agrarian market. Against the background of the meeting, verbal and written demands, …
Employees need this notice to receive compensation from the state because of the pandemic, but despite attempts of negotiation and sending letter, the employer …
One more accident at work. A worker fell from a construction in Marneuli and died on the place. This is the 12th case of…
The company “Agar Sugar” has resumed work at full capacity. More than 500 people are employed in the manufacture. Most of the employees are…
Statement on the COVID-19 crisis by the Pan-European Regional Council (PERC) of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Fifty-six former employees of a nitrogen factory in Rustavi, a city 20 km south of the Georgian capital Tbilisi, have won back their jobs after…
Trade Union of Georgia held presentation of research prepared on enforcement of labor rights in the fields of textile and trade. The research was…
Trade Union Youth Movement, with the support of Trade Union and Fund of Friedrich Ebert conducted large-scale survey for the purpose of studying working…
The Council calls on the EU Member States to pursue a human-centred approach to the future of work. BRUSSELS (ILO News) – The Council of the…
The UNGA resolution provides an opportunity for the UN system to promote a human-centred approach to the future of work. NEW YORK (ILO News) –…
At today’s meeting, the initiators of the draft amendments, members of the Parliament of Georgia, president of the Trade Unions Confederation, business ombudsman, representatives…
International Conference of Economists was held in Tbilisi under the umbrella of the International Trade Unions Confederation, Pan-European Regional Council and International Labour Organisation which was…
The decision was made at the meeting of the General Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in Brussels. Among candidate cities, there…
As a result of legal assistance provided to 4 persons employed in “Georgian Water and Power” (who were dismissed by the administration on the grounds…
Minimum wage – international experience and Georgian practice – an international conference was held with the organisation of Friedrich Ebert Foundation and with the…
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are active participants of the EU’s Eastern Partnership programme and have Association Agreements with the EU.
Yesterday afternoon a meeting was held between administration and employees. The meeting was attended by: Director General of Saknakhshiri LTD (GIG Group), majoritarian deputy…
Georgian Trade Unions Confederation calls on the Prime Minister of Georgia to set up the meeting of the Tripartite Social Partnership Commission urgently to discuss…
”Promoting labour rights and social dialogue through efficient implementation of Association Agenda in three countries of Eastern Partnership: Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine” – A…
About 15 miners went down to Mindeli mine and the same number of miners went down…
Georgian Railway Administration refused to participate in the conciliation procedure,that means breaking the organic law. Railway workers are getting ready for legal strike! After 2012…
For more than a month, employees of Evolution Gaming company, have been demanding a salary increase while strictly remaining within the framework of constructive…
The Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC) would like to invite you to apply for the position of the external evaluator of the project “Towards…
On 7 – 8 June, 2019, the third, final module of the Organizing course conducted in the framework of the joint project of Friedrich…
Georgia’s newly adopted law on labour safety is lacking statutes on workers’ rights due a narrow definition of safety — working hours, overtime payment, and required…
After restoration of the independence the most part of the population of Georgia has lived in the extreme poverty. According to the official statistics for…
Irakli Petriashvili was elected as the Vice-President of the International Trade Union Confederation
Irakli Petriashvili was elected as the Vice-President of the International Trade Union Confederation. The 4th World Congress of multi-million organisation unanimously supported Petriashvili’s candidate for…
Trade unions and democracy, gender equality, human rights, social equality, future vision of the Trade Unions – this is the non-exhaustive list of…
The Fourth World Congress of the International Trade Unions Confederation was opened in Copenhagen. The Danish Prime Minister, Mayor of Copenhagen, Presidents of the…
All 11 employees of a Children Entertainment Center accused the previous employer of dishonest attitude and required to receive the missed pay. The unfair attitude…
According to the initiative, it is necessary to grant the allowance to those citizens who have been working for the last 12 months…
56 employees dismissed from Rustavi Azoti have won the trial in the Court of Appeals as well. The Company was imposed to reinstate them to…
Earlier this year, Georgia celebrated the 100th anniversary of its independence. The celebrations in Georgia stood in sharp contrast to the…
Three employees dismissed from Abasha City Hall successfully completed the dispute with the involvement of the Confederation of Trade Unions. The City Hall dismissed…
The Tbilisi City Court has fully upheld the appeal of unlawfully dismissed Lali Gaprindashvili. The Confederation of Trade Unions participated in a dispute on…
Trade union youth movement met with employees in city Chiatura and informed them on their labor rights. This activity has been held in the framework…
On November 2, With the organization of the GTUC Women’s Committee, a seminar on labour rights was held in Tsageri for workers employed in…
On October31, With the organization of the GTUC Women’s Committee, a seminar on labor rights was held in Tbilisi State Medical University. The seminar…
Trade union youth movement met with “Zestafoni Ferroalloy Plant’s ” (Georgian Manganese) employees and informed them on their labor rights. This activity has been held…
On October 29, 2018 by 12:00 – 13:00 hours, another industrial accident occurred in Chiatura. 55-year-old Amiran Gogatishvili lost his left hand palm during…
Meeting of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Pan-European Regional Council of International Trade Unions (PERC) was held on 15-16 October in Armenia.…
On October 19, a joint press conference of the first trade union of the employees of television company Iberia and Confederation of Trade Unions…
Chairman of Georgian Trade Unions, Irakli Petriashvili addresses the Prime Minister of Georgia and the chairman of the Georgian Social Partnership Tripartite Commission Mamuka…
Deputy Chairman of Georgian Trade Unions Confederation, Raisa Liparteliani, paid an official visit to Kiev, Ukraine on 10-12 October of this year. The main topic…
On October 12, at 05:00, 59 years old drift miner Giorgi Labadze was injured and received severe bruising as a result of the collapse…
Trade Unions have identified significant violations during OHS inspection at construction sites in Batumi. The inspection was carried out at Ltd. Dar Building and Ltd.…
Austrian School of Trade Unions published a journal which summarizes two-year work of the project. It is noteworthy that 29 new leaders were retrained…
The ILO-ACTRAV, in cooperation with the Pan-European Regional Council of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-PERC) organized a regional conference for…
Trade unions have found significant violations during occupational safety inspections of the construction sites in Kutaisi. According to the initial conclusion on one of the…
Truck drivers’ protest action continues at the Custom Clearance Zone of the Revenue Service in Lilo. The demonstrators are not planning to leave until…
A two-day seminar was opened in the hotel Biltmore as part of Georgian-EU dialogue on Labour, Employment and Social Issues, which aims at supporting…
Today a high-level 2-day international conference on labour safety and inspection was opened in Tbilisi, organized by International Labour Organization (ILO), International Trade Union…
With the organization of the GTUC Women’s Committee, a seminar on labour rights was held in Gori for workers employed in public service, education,…
Youth movement of Trade Unions has met with the workers and informed them of their labour rights in front of trade center Galleria Tbilisi. The…
The working conditions of Tkibuli mines will be examined by a German company DMT group. The decision was unanimously upheld during a session of…
On November 28 –December 1, 2018, the 4th World ITUC Congress will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, where the elections of the General Secretary…
The interests of illegally dismissed Roza Nachkebia were protected before the court by the Union of Communication Workers. Ms. Nachkebia worked as a…
On 7th of August, this year, the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation was visited by Mario Ivekovich, a coordinator of an international organization Clean Clothes…
According to the Georgian Trade Union Confederation (GTUC) there are systemic problems in Tkibuli Coal Mining in terms of occupational safety and work organization.…
President of the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC) Irakli Petriashvili informs the public about his position on the Tkibuli tragedy and calls on the…
As the result of explosion in the `Mindeli` mine, 4 people died and 6 people were injured. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs,…
The Georgian Railway will have to pay compensation of 24 000 GEL to David Gochava. In addition, with the decision of 10 July, 2018,…
4-month-long active negotiations ended with concrete results. Around 30 members of the Boards of Tbilisi Metro Workers’ Trade Union and Trade Union of Georgian…
Last night, the agreement was achieved at last meeting of long negotiations between the representatives of the administration of “Georgian Manganese” LLC and Local…
Georgian trade unions celebrated May Day with a rally in Tbilisi focused on dangerous work conditions, calling on the government to “make work safe”…
On April 25, meeting of trade unions, management of Agara sugar factory and the Business Ombudsman of Georgia has ended with an agreement to…
Georgian media reports that Zaza Abramishvili, a 45 year old miner, died in Shukruti mine in Georgia’s western town of Chiatura at around…
March 12, 2018 A fatal occupational accident happened in Zestafoni Ferroalloy Plant. According to the information of a representative of Local Trade Union organization…
March 8, in Tbilisi, at the metro station Rustaveli, Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC) opened an open office where GTUC board members congratulated women…
Tbilisi Court of Appeal by 2018 February 20th decision annualed every illegally freed plantiff’s order about dismission from LTD Karmen.All of them were rehibilitated…
Georgia recently ratified the ILO Convention on Tripartite Consultation N°144. In this interview, Irakli Petriashvili, President of the Georgian Trade Union Confederation…
