On December 9, 5:00 pm, as part of Human Rights Week the Georgia Fair Labor Platform will host a live event introducing the Platform’s goals and two innovative online tools for workers:
The Wage Theft Calculator and Workplace Safety Monitor.
The Wage Theft Calculator was created to address the issue of wage theft in Georgia – the failure to pay money legally owed to employees. The practice is widespread in Georgia, but not well understood by many workers. Some examples of wage theft include unpaid overtime work, unpaid off-the-clock work, illegal salary deductions, unpaid tips, and unpaid final salaries.
The Calculator is designed to help workers understand whether they have been a victim of wage theft and calculate the approximate amount that may have been stolen from their wages.
The second online tool is the Workplace Safety Monitor, an online database that compiles inspection reports drafted by Georgia’s Labor Inspectorate, a government body that monitors workplace safety. The database includes inspection reports dating back to September 2019, allowing workers and others to track the safety record of employers.
The event will also cover the severe challenges that workers are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia.
About the Platform:
The Georgia Fair Labor Platform is a newly established informal alliance of independent trade unions, civil society organizations and activists working for social justice and fair labor conditions in Georgia.
The Platform’s member organizations are:
The event will be live-streamed online in Georgian with English interpretation. For requesting a zoom link please contact Eto Gvritishvili, the Platform Coordinator via e-mail at: gvritie@hrw.org
You can also check the Event and RSVP on the Platform’s Facebook page.
