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, in cooperation with the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation, the Employers’ Association, and the Georgian Bar Association.

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, 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 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