Dear Mrs. Tamuna Barkalaia,
It is my pleasure to present a brief information about SGLLE (Strengthening
Government labor law Enforcement) project of our organization - IMPAQ International. The Bureau of International Labor Affairs
(ILAB) of the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) is funding IMPAQ International (IMPAQ) to provide technical assistance for improved compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) laws and standards in Georgia’s construction sector.
IMPAQ proposes to work specifically to develop and provide MOLHSA labor inspectors and other
relevant stakeholders concrete construction sector–specific OSH training and inspection instruments, improving inspections and working conditions in the sector.
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PHASE 1.
Initially, IMPAQ proposes to reinforce, strengthen, and leverage OSH inspection training program and relevant instruments by providing three additional concrete training modules and related tools, guidelines, and protocols:
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Identifying and Mitigating OSH Risks in Construction;
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Conducting OSH Inspections in Construction;
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Becoming a Construction Sector OSH Inspection Trainer.
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PHASE 2.
Based on lessons learned from Phase 1, IMPAQ proposes to refine the trainings and instruments and provide them to MOLHSA inspectors, employer and union OSH specialists, and judges, as appropriate. IMPAQ also proposes to invite Georgian training institutions
to attend relevant aspects of the training program and share curriculum and materials that the institutions can use to develop their own construction sector–specific OSH training programs.
In addition, IMPAQ proposes to explore facilitating the negotiation of
a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among MOLHSA, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, the Ministry of Infrastructure, and the City of Tbilisi to delineate national- and municipal-level construction sector OSH inspection responsibilities. IMPAQ
proposes to seek to translate any signed MOU into an operational procedural inspection protocol for the construction sector, harmonizing and streamlining OSH enforcement in the sector.
As we talked
last week in
July 15
at the meeting-presentation,
our project is starting to implement activities within the SGLLE
project.
I thank you for giving our team an opportunity to talk in details in the meeting with you and inspectorate authorities this week.
Before the
planned
meeting, I would like to share with you the issues related to our topic of conversation regarding databases and
other
details about strengthening of labor inspection.
With other donors,
ILO is
also involved in many activities that could potentially overlap, or at least require coordination, with our proposed work,
thus all questions that I listed
below would prevent possible overlaps, and all questions
are only relevant if you indicate that such a database does not exist or is inadequate
and
that support from IMPAQ to build or upgrade such a database would be welcome.
If such a database exists
could you please provide
any details
to our project?
Questions:
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Would MoLHSA be interested in IMPAQ providing support for an objective, indicator-based,
electronic performance measurement, monitoring, and management system for labor inspectors and inspectorate authorities, with an electronic dashboard for performance measurement and monitoring?
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Is there presently a MoLHSA employer data base? Would MoLHSA be interested in IMPAQ providing
support for the creation of such a database or with upgrading the database to link with other relevant agency databases so as to include, among other elements: official name and address, sector, past labor violations, number of direct employees, number of
subcontracted/ outsourced employees, past employment tax- related violations, past social security-related violations, etc.?
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Would MoLHSA need and welcome assistance with drafting the Statute of Labor Inspection Service?
Will the ILO be providing that assistance?
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Would MoLHSA need and welcome assistance with drafting more specific profiles for labor inspectors
to help ensure qualified applicants? Will the ILO be providing that assistance?
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Do the proposed ILO trainings provide very specific, detailed guidance for labor inspectors
or are they more general, even theoretical?
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Will the ILO be working with MoLHSA to develop concrete, specific check lists, guidance, and
other tools that would support the inspection process?
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Does the proposed ILO training on occupational safety and health include a segment specifically
discussing the construction sector?
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What is the timeline for the ILO-supported development of a labor inspection electronic case
management system?
Once again, many thanks for your feedback and our future cooperation in
advance.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Elza Jgerenaia
Country Director
Strengthening Government Labor Law Enforcement (SGLLE)
Tbilisi, Georgia
IMPAQ International, LLC
Head office: 1325
G Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
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Phone: +995
591 221100 | Web: impaqint.com