Lesson-101335-2

Adoption of the labor code and the COVID-19 pandemic sparked high demand for labor law enforcement information. The project was timely due to internal and external circumstances – push and pull factors – where the pandemic (which resulted in reduced hours/salaries or dismissals) created even more interest in the labor code (in itself, the labor code was a watershed moment in Georgia’s 30-year history since independence). From 2020, workers’ awareness and interest in the labor code (workers’ rights) increased (due mainly to direct benefits) more than their interest in issues related to occupational safety and health (mainly indirect benefits).