Development of Labor Relations Law on the Background of Euro-Integration Processes
Keywords:
Labour Code, AA (Association Agreement), DCFTA (Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement), association agenda, legal harmonization, PCA (Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Between), ENP AP.Abstract
In 2014, Georgia signed the Association Agreement with the EU. The Agreement obliges Georgia to fulfill specified obligations in labour law field. It should be stressed that the topic of labour law is not only current agenda through the course of European Integration. The necessity for the gradual integration and implementation of European labour standards has been permanently discussed since the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the EU and Georgia entered into force in 1999.
The article reviews and studies the following issues:
1. Obligations Defined by the Association Agreement: research offers the first theoretical approach of explanation and interpretation of AA provisions on labour policy in light of the DCFTA and SOCIAL POLICY. Attitudes of the Association Agenda and Annual Action Plans are discussed as well.
2. Dynamics of approximation of Labor Law on the Background of Normative Environment Supporting Euro-Integration Processes: The study is the first attempt to summarize and systematize all stages of the legal approximation process in the labour field in light of European integration, covering the early periods of PCA implementation, the National Harmonization Strategy and Action Plan for 2004-2006, ENP AP, and the annual progress reports of the European Commission.
