Tag: GILS
Georgia’s Pension System Seven Years After the 2019 Reform: GEL 8.2 Billion Saved, but Coverage and Adequacy Gaps Remain
Seven years after Georgia introduced a funded pension scheme, its assets have passed GEL 8.2 billion and it has more…
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…
Georgia’s Minimum Wage Has Been GEL 20 Since 1999: The Numbers, the Failed Reforms, and What a Credible Law Would Need
Georgia's minimum wage for the private sector is GEL 20 a month, set by presidential order in 1999 and never…
Working Poverty in Georgia: Why Having a Job Is No Longer a Guarantee Against Poverty
Georgia has made striking progress against poverty: the share of the population below the absolute poverty line fell from 11.8%…
37% of Georgia’s Workers Are Informally Employed: Who They Are, Where They Work, and Why Informality Persists
According to the ILO's most recent analysis of Georgian Labour Force Survey data, 37.1% of employed people in Georgia worked…
Disability and Work in Georgia: Stronger Laws, Very Low Employment — and a Data Gap
Since 2020 Georgia has adopted a Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, introduced a duty of reasonable accommodation…
Domestic Workers Remain Outside the Labour Code — What the Evidence Shows as the ILO Raises the Issue
Domestic workers — nannies, cleaners, carers and cooks working in private homes — remain outside the effective protection of Georgia's…
The EU Platform Work Directive: What a Presumption of Employment Would Mean for Georgia’s Couriers
The EU's Platform Work Directive, adopted in October 2024, introduces a legal presumption that platform workers are employees when a…