The training is led by Lejo Sibeli, Senior Specialist on Social Dialogue and Labour Law at the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Central and Eastern Europe, and Raisa Liparteliani, lawyer and member of the Executive Board of the Georgian Bar Association.

At the opening of the session, Irakli Kandashvili, Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association, welcomed the participants. “Cooperation with and the involvement of our international partners are particularly important to us, as they provide lawyers with the opportunity to learn about international experience, current standards and practices in the field of labour law, and apply the knowledge gained in their professional activities,” Irakli Kandashvili noted.

The training covers the following topics:

• The International Labour Organization’s Employment Relationship Recommendation, 2006 (No. 198);
• The International Labour Organization’s 2026 Convention concerning Decent Work in the Platform Economy (No. 193);
• Employment relationships and platform work - regulation and judicial practice in Georgia, along with other relevant issues.

Interpretation into Georgian is provided for participants.