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Employment Agency on Georgian Workers in Germany: Concrete Measures Have Been Taken to Improve their Conditions

by Georgia Today
May 20, 2021
in Business & Economy, Newspaper
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Source of photo: bpn.ge

Source of photo: bpn.ge

The Georgian Trade Union Confederation this week published a statement, reporting that the 24 citizens who left Georgia for Germany for seasonal work are in “difficult working conditions.”

The GTUC notes in the statement that the employed citizens are not receiving the promised remuneration, with their given salary being 3 Euros instead of the promised 9 Euros per hour. They claim the unbearable living conditions in which the Georgian citizens are expected to live are even more alarming.

“The union requests the German Ambassador study the issue, and the Minister of Labor and Health of Georgia Ekaterine Tikradze take an immediate interest in the situation of the Georgian citizens because the Employment Promotion Agency of the Ministry of Labor was the organizer of their trip to Germany.

“The Labor Inspectorate of Georgia should also get acquainted with the current situation, as it concerns citizens of Georgia. The unions will, in turn, provide the information received to the partner German trade unions in response,” the statement read.

The State Employment Promotion Agency responded to the GTUC statement regarding the difficult conditions of citizens who left Georgia for employment in seasonal jobs.

The Employment Agency noted that they share the concern expressed by one of the groups that traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany within the framework of the Georgian Labor Force Employment Agreement. The agency stated that separate issues should be resolved with the German side.

“We confirm that there was dissatisfaction on the part of the representatives of one group due to the violation of the conditions offered by the employer in the job description. Regarding this, the first contact with the German side was made by the State Employment Promotion Agency upon receiving the information.

The Georgian side has already received information from the Employment Agency of the Federal Republic of Germany that specific measures have been taken to improve the conditions of a particular group, which is obviously the result of the active work of the Georgian side.

Most importantly, based on the agreement between Germany and Georgia and the terms of the job offer, the employer agreed to pay the correct, agreed-upon hourly wages to employees from Georgia.
If the given conditions are not met, the Georgian side demands the redistribution of members of this particular group to other employers,” the statement reads.

The German Ambassador to Georgia, Hubert Knirsch, also responded to the statement issued by the Georgian Trade Union Confederation, assuring them that all conditions stipulated in the agreement have been met.

“After the spread of information by the Georgian media, referring to a group employed for seasonal work on a strawberry farm, I talked to the German authorities about this issue. In accordance with the rules, the agencies have ensured that all the conditions stipulated in the contract are met, including the provision of suitable housing. In Germany, a minimum wage of 9.5 Euros is guaranteed.

“Problems can occur everywhere. The main thing is to solve them quickly. It is good that information about this case was spread in the media. I hope that the successful implementation of the program will be covered with the same attention,” said the German Ambassador.

At the beginning of April, it was announced that 5000 citizens of Georgia would be able to be legally employed in seasonal work in Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture from May. The decision was made due to the high interest of Georgian citizens. By April 2, more than 97 thousand Georgians had expressed their desire to work in Germany.

By Ketevan Skhirtladze

Tags: GermanHubert Knirschseasonal work
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