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About GILS

Mission & Vision

To produce and disseminate rigorous, independent, open-access labour market intelligence for Georgia — grounded in ILO frameworks, free of political and commercial influence.

Our Purpose

Mission

To produce and disseminate rigorous, independent, open-access labour market intelligence for Georgia — grounded in ILO frameworks, free of political and commercial influence, and available to every person who needs it.

"Labour market intelligence in Georgia should not be the private property of governments, employers, or well-funded international organisations. It belongs in the public domain — produced independently, published openly, and available to everyone from a trade union researcher in Kutaisi to a policymaker in Geneva."
— Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, Founder, GILS
Our Vision

What Georgia's Labour Market Should Look Like

By 2030, GILS aims to have contributed to a Georgia where:

Workers

Rights are documented, enforced, and understood

Every Georgian worker can access clear, accurate information about their legal rights — in their own language, without legal expertise or professional intermediary.

Data

Labour data is open, timely, and trusted

Georgia's labour market statistics are published regularly, methodologically documented, and independently verified — not delayed, suppressed, or selectively released.

Policy

Labour law reflects ILO standards

Georgia's core labour legislation is aligned with ratified ILO conventions, enforced through a credible inspection system, and updated through evidence-based social dialogue.

Strategic Objectives

What GILS Is Building

ObjectiveHowStatus
Georgia's first open-access labour data platform14 interactive tools covering wages, employment, informality, productivity, and regional marketsLive at launch → Observatory
ILO-benchmarked law analysis for every core labour law12 law analyses with GILS ratings, compliance gaps, and policy recommendationsLive → Law Library
Independent indices for international comparisonDecent Work Index (11 ILO dimensions), Labour Rights Index, South Caucasus ScorecardLive → Indices
Bilingual dissemination — English and GeorgianEnglish at launch; Georgian translations of priority pages in productionIn progress
Academic evidence productionGMJ OHS Knowledge Hub; GMJ Academy OHS course; affiliated research fellowsActive → gmj.ge
Public media reach in GeorgianLabour content via SheniAmbebi (Georgian-language) and GMJ Newsroom (English)Active
Core Commitments

The Principles We Will Not Compromise

Independence

No research is produced to order

GILS does not accept commissions from governments, employers, trade unions, or political parties. Our research agenda is set internally, based on public interest and evidence gaps — not on what a funder wants to hear.

Open Access

No paywalls, no access tiers, no exceptions

Every GILS output — data tools, law analyses, indices, research papers — is freely and permanently available to anyone. We will not license exclusive access to any output to any organisation.

Rigour

Every claim is sourced and documented

We source every data point to Geostat, ILOSTAT, ILO databases, or peer-reviewed research. Where we estimate or model, we document our methodology. Where we are uncertain, we say so. We do not publish confident claims on thin evidence.

Honesty

Errors are corrected publicly

When GILS makes a mistake, we correct it publicly with a dated correction notice. We do not silently update published material. Credibility is our only institutional asset — we protect it by admitting error, not concealing it.

See the mission in action.

Fourteen data tools. Twelve law analyses. Three independent indices. All free, all sourced.

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