Within the framework of the EU-funded project “Strengthening Human Capital in Georgia,” with the support of Expertise France, the Georgian Bar Association held a symposium on “Strengthening Labour and Social Rights in Georgia and European Best Practices.”

The symposium was held as part of the week dedicated to Lawyers’ Day.

The event was opened by Irakli Kandashvili, Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association and Professor, and Audrius Bitinas, representative of Expertise France.

The symposium addressed EU social law, relevant judicial practice, European mechanisms for resolving labour disputes, as well as legislative guarantees and practical challenges in Georgia.

Irakli Kandashvili, Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association and Professor, spoke about mediation as an effective means of resolving labour disputes.

European experience and best practices were shared with the participants by Expertise France experts: Hagen Hügelschäffer, General Manager of the Association of Public and Church Pension Institutions, and Justinas Usonis, Attorney-at-Law, PhD, and Associate Professor at the Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.

Presentations on legislative guarantees and practical challenges related to labour disputes in Georgia were delivered by Raisa Liparteliani, Member of the Executive Board of the Georgian Bar Association and Attorney-at-Law, and Tamar Gabisonia, Head of the Labour Law Committee of the Georgian Bar Association.

The event aimed to promote the exchange of European best practices in the protection of labour and social rights, strengthen professional cooperation, and discuss existing challenges in the field of labour law in Georgia.