Dear Ms. Sevgi Ates,
Following our last communication we would like express our sincere gratitude for your prompt reply and diplomatic note on the official invitation from the Turkish party.
It’s worth informing that there are different departments and LEPLs (Social Protection Department and LEPL Social Service Agency) under the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia that are interested
in and working on child labour issues. Following a diplomatic note joint meeting of all departments was held and a decision has been made to ask you, before paying a visit to Turkey, to provide us with more detailed information, first of all, on the legislative
framework and practice, particularly focusing on child labour issues, for instance, how laws regulate child labour, minimum employment age and origination of legal capacity to enter into labour agreements, mechanisms/institutions dealing with enforcement of
law, etc., in order for both parties to be aware of possible ways of collaboration.
We do look forward to getting information, our fruitful cooperation and subsequent positive results.
I thank you,
Respectfully,
Lika Klimiashvili
Head of the Labour Relations and Social Partnership Division
Labour and Employment Policy Department
Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia
From: Sevgi Ateş [mailto:sevgi.ates@csgb.gov.tr]
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:21 PM
To: Lika Klimiashvili
Cc: d.malazonia@mfa.gov.ge; Elza Jgerenaia; 'nodisharia@moh.gov.ge'; 'sbelkania@moh.gov.ge'; Mariana Mkurnali; mnikoleishvili@moh.gov.ge; adateshidze@moh.gov.ge; Oğuz Tuncay; Ali Rıza Önay; Musa Topuksak; Mehmet Sevim; Uğur Emre Bektaş
Subject: RE: Meeting with Turkish colleagues on child labor issues in the frames of bilateral agreement between Turkey and Georgia
Dear Ms. Lika Klimiashvili,
Thanks for your below e-mail including your requirement for the possible cooperation between our countries in the field of elimination of child labour.
We would like you to send your request also through diplomatic channels via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then, we will be able to proceed accordingly.
Thanks in advance.
With Best Regards,
Sevgi Ateş
Assistant Expert
Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Directorate General of External Relations and Services for Workers Abroad
Tel: +90 312 296 7738
E-mail:
sevgi.ates@csgb.gov.tr
From: Lika Klimiashvili [mailto:lklimiashvili@moh.gov.ge]
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 2:30 PM
To: Sevgi Ateş
Cc: d.malazonia@mfa.gov.ge; Elza Jgerenaia; 'nodisharia@moh.gov.ge'; 'sbelkania@moh.gov.ge'; Mariana Mkurnali;
mnikoleishvili@moh.gov.ge;
adateshidze@moh.gov.ge
Subject: Meeting with Turkish colleagues on child labor issues in the frames of bilateral agreement between Turkey and Georgia
Importance: High
Dear Ms. Sevgi Ates,
As you already are aware the Government of Georgia and the Government of the Republic of Turkey signed an agreement
in the fields of labour, social security and employment on July 19 in 2016.
The agreement envisages that the parties shall exchange documents and information related to legislation regarding labour and social issues, including elimination of child labour and shall
exchange experts reciprocally with the aim of benefiting from each other’s experiences.
Let me inform you that “Young Pedagogues Union” together with “Institute of Social Research and Analysis” conducted a survey
and studied the practice of labour migration of juveniles from Adjara and Guria region to Turkey. The results of the survey are alarming as minors are working 9 hours per day, they are forced to leave schools, etc. and all this has a negative impact on their
psycho-emotional development.
The Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia considers meeting with the Turkish side in order to negotiate
on measures for eliminating child labour. The ultimate goal of the meeting shall be, first of all, exchanging information on existing mechanisms against child labour in both countries. Taking into consideration the fact that the above mentioned agreement envisages
cooperation in this direction, the Ministry expresses its hope that meeting of the experts and joint work will lead us to a relevant decision how to fight against labour of Georgian minors at the territory of Turkey.
Could you please propose the date and venue/country of the meeting?
Looking forward to our meeting, fruitful cooperation and subsequently, positive results.
Thank you,
Respectfully,
Lika Klimiashvili
Head of the Labour Relations and Social Partnership Division
Labour and Employment Policy Department
Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia
(32) 2 51 00 11 (15 07)
+995 5 95 97 77 44
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