UNION VIEW
May 2008 • 1
#09
ITUC International Trade Union Confederation May 2008
UNION VIEW
#09
g Zviad Nikolaishvili
Georgia: labour code tears fundamental rights to shreds The highly deregulatory labour code adopted by Georgia in 2006 has undermined fundamental workers rights. This “the market is king” policy has done nothing to create decent jobs and instead has led to rising poverty among Georgian workers, two thirds of whom are still in the informal economy. The Georgian unions are fighting back. The ITUC reports.