Georgia negotiating with European countries on legal employment of citizens
The document noted talks were ongoing with authorities in Portugal, Spain, Czhecia, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Finland, Belgium and Greece, with draft agreements sent by Georgian officials for consideration. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia is negotiating with nine European countries to allow temporary legal employment of Georgian nationals, a report by the Georgian Government, submitted to the country’s Parliament on Wednesday, said.
The document noted talks were ongoing with authorities in Portugal, Spain, Czhecia, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Finland, Belgium and Greece, with draft agreements sent by Georgian officials for consideration.
A similar agreement has been recently reached with Germany, Israel, France and Bulgaria.
The report says 308 citizens of Georgia had found employment in Germany last year, with a further 132 nationals employed in the country as of May 1.
By the end of this year, 1,000 Georgian citizens will have employment opportunities in Israel, with plans in place for offering jobs to 100 Georgian citizens in France.
France will allow Georgian citizens to find legal employment in the country by the end of 2021, Head of the Department of Migration, Repatriation and Refugee Issues of the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons, Giorgi Bunturi told the Georgian Public Broadcaster earlier today.
In total 97,663 Georgian citizens have registered for a seasonal employment programme in Germany, while there are only 5,000 vacancies available at this stage, reports the State Employment Promotion Agency.
In total 97,436 Georgian citizens have registered for a seasonal employment programme in Germany, while there are only 350 vacancies available at this stage, reports the State Employment Promotion Agency.
Georgia is negotiating with France, Greece and Israel on seasonal employment, announces Health Minister candidate Ekaterine Tikaradze. A similar agreement has already been reached with Germany where Georgian citizens will be able to find temporary legal employment in the agriculture sector for a maximum of 90 days starting April 2021.
The turnover received by the Georgian business sector increased by 33.2 percent (y/y) and amounted to ₾38.6 billion (about $12.95bln/€12.05bln) in the first quarter of 2022, the latest data published by the National Statistic Office of Georgia on Friday said.
Unemployment rate in Georgia decreased by four percent in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the same quarter of the previous year and equalled 18.1 percent across the country, data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia shows.