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03-05-2022

ITUC report: Fair financing of social protection through progressive taxation maximises returns

A new report for the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) examining the effects of financing social protection has found that progressive taxation produces the highest returns.

06-09-2017

Georgia: Government Interference in Trade Union Affairs

The ITUC has condemned a politically motivated defamation campaign against the Georgian Trade Union Confederation and its President Irakli Petriashvili, launched by some prominent political figures including members of Parliament aligned with the Georgian government.

31-08-2017

Georgia: Violence and Lack of Respect for Social Dialogue

The ITUC, together with the ETUC and the ITF, has expressed its deep concern about the dispersion of a peaceful protest action of workers of Georgian Railways and trade unions and community activists by the police on 24 August 2017.

15-11-2013

Important union victory in Georgia

Georgia’s unions have won an important victory over Georgian Railways management, which had refused to negotiate on three key issues, provoking a strike of some 6,000 workers on 14 November.

28-06-2013

Georgia Inches Towards Labour Law Compliance

The amendments to the labour code of Georgia recently voted by the Parliament are now on the table of the President. The change of the Georgian labour code, long criticised for its failure to comply with international and European labour standards, represents an important first step towards bringing the Caucasian country’s laws into line with ILO standards.

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