From 10 to 12 August 2022, representatives of the Labour Inspection Office (LIO) of Georgia visited the National Labour Inspectorate of Poland at the Memorial Training Centre of Professor Jan Rosner of the National Labour Inspectorate in Wroclaw.

The main objective of the study visit was to share with the representatives of Georgia the practical experience of managing, planning and implementing an effective inspection, to share monitoring/reporting practices on the implementation of the European Social Charter.

The Georgian delegation had the opportunity to learn more about the structure and functioning of the Labour Inspectorate in Poland. The delegation got a first-hand information and exchanged experience related to the supervision of labour rights and occupational health and safety. Participants learned about different practices that the Labour Inspectorate in Poland is implementing regarding the awareness raising, training of inspectors, certification programs, etc.

The Polish Labour Inspectorate was represented by Katarzyna Łażewska-Hrycko, Chief Labour Inspector, and Jarosław Leśniewski, Deputy Chief Labour Inspector. The Georgian delegation was chaired by Nato Natenadze, first deputy of the Chief Labour Inspector. The Georgian delegation, represented by Labour Inspection Office of Georgia as well as the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, noted that the study visit was very interesting, fruitful and instrumental for the further development and institutional strengthening of the Labour Inspection office in Georgia.

The Study visit was organised within the framework of the Council of Europe Project “Strengthening Protection of Social and Economic Rights in Georgia.” The Project is part of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Georgia 2020-2023.