Work & Health
Work as a determinant of health: occupational safety, income and working poverty, informality and health coverage, labour migration and social protection. Research from the Georgian Institute of Labour Studies (GILS).
How Many Georgians Live Abroad? What the Migration Data Actually Show — and Why the Labour Market Should Care
Claims that 1.5 million Georgians work abroad circulate widely, but they are not supported by official data. United Nations estimates…
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37% of Georgia’s Workers Are Informally Employed: Who They Are, Where They Work, and Why Informality Persists
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