Tbilisi. Signatory organizations express their extreme concern in regard to possible removal of fundamental records from the labor reform at the Parliament of Georgia and send an open letter to international organizations. 

“This bill aims at bringing the Georgian Labor Code closer to international human rights standards and best practices. Proposed changes touch upon fundamental rights of workers, however the bill has appeared under attack from private interest and business lobby both formally at the Parliament and informally as it seems. As a result, its adoption is in jeopardy today. There are only a few sessions remaining until the end of the spring session and the risk of the bill being delayed or dropped increases gradually. This fact puts also fulfillment of obligations, committed through the Association Agreement, in doubt”, - is noted in the joint statement. 

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Source: gyla.ge

How to apply for rural development grants? All you need to know is in the Applicants’ Guidelines. The programme is funded by the EU and implemented by UNDP Georgia and the Agency for Rural Development and Agriculture.

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Source: EU’s page in the social network

Tbilisi. According to information released by the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), part of local self-government bodies has been engaged in a campaign in favor of the ruling party since April 2020, using official “Facebook” pages. Besides the campaign in favor of the ruling party, some municipalities are also involved in a campaign that benefits majoritarian deputies of the Parliament of Georgia.

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Source: isfed.ge

Tbilisi. According to information released by the Women’s Foundation, the green/ecological concept building will serve women and human rights, green, feminist activists, non-governmental organizations of women and local women free of charge to organize and conduct business meetings. 

“Besides, it will serve as a residence for female artists and writers - a space for privacy and work, where they will be able to live for some time, and take care of the premises and the community garden instead. In order to ensure administration of free services and financial sustainability, the space will be additionally used for commercial purposes”. 

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Source: www.womenfundgeorgia.org

Tbilisi. According to information released by Myth Detector, Google is going to start verifying search results for photos in order to stop spreading disinformation on the platform,.

“Why it is important: The threat of a text-based disinformation may be overshadowed by a misleader, manipulative and fake photos/videos, including convincing deep fakes that are generated through artificial intelligence”, - is stated on the website of Myth Detector.

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Source: mythdetector.ge

Tbilisi. Signatory organizations and activists respond to the process of review of the bill on “Rights of Persons with Disabilities” and call on the Parliament of Georgia to ensure full compliance of the package of legislative changes with international obligations and active engagement of the community of people with disabilities in the process of its review. 

“We once again reiterate our readiness to cooperate with the Parliament and the Ministry of Justice and participate in working meetings, where we will be given the opportunity to present our opinions and recommendations in regard to the bill in details. Only active communication will allow us to refine the document in such a way as to ensure its full compliance with international standards and to turn the bill into active mechanism for protecting rights of people with disabilities”, - is noted in the statement. 

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Source: gyla.ge