Agency for Employment Promotion launched from January 1 in Georgia

The Agency for Employment Promotion was launched as of January 1. The new agency will take on the task to promote labor and employment in the country.

These tasks include development of the professional skills, training, retraining, internships, subsidies, providing consolations and career planning. The same agency will be responsible for managing circular migration issues, which involves retraining of local staff and their legal employment abroad.

The Agency for Employment Promotion aims implementation of the 2019-2023 National Strategy for Labor and Employment Policy of Georgia 2019-2023. The strategy was approved at a government meeting on December 30 and outlines systemic and strategic reforms and measures to be implemented over the next five years.