Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Georgia (Ratification: 1993)

The Committee notes the information contained in the Government’s report, which reiterates the information provided in its previous reports. It recalls that its previous comments related to the following points.

Article 1 of the Convention. Protection against acts of anti-union discrimination. The Committee had previously noted that, while general legal provisions prohibiting acts of anti-union discrimination existed in Georgia, the legislation did not provide for specific sanctions and procedures to ensure their application in practice. The Committee requests the Government to adopt specific legislative provisions providing for rapid procedures available to workers in cases of acts of anti-union discrimination (dismissals, transfers, downgrading, etc.) and for sanctions which could be applied in each of these cases.

Article 2. Protection of workers’ organizations against acts of interference by employers. The Committee had previously noted that Georgian legislation prohibited acts of interference from employers in trade union activities. However, no express provisions for rapid appeal procedures, coupled with effective and dissuasive sanctions against acts of interference, existed in legislation. The Committee requests the Government to take the necessary measures in order to adopt specific legislative provisions to ensure that the guarantees provided for in the Convention are respected, and to keep it informed of the measures taken or envisaged in this respect.