The employers' association discussed unequal pay and sexual harassment at the workplace

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"International Round Table: "Unequal remuneration and sexual harassment prevention mechanisms at the workplace" - "Challenges of gender inequality in Georgia - aspects of employers" - was held. The planned international round table aimed to discuss with the social partners and other stakeholders about such pressing issues as unequal pay and sexual harassment in the workplace. In particular, reports were made at the event about the 100th Convention of the International Labor Organization and international labor standards. "Together with the international organizations, we will look at the mentioned issue and develop a specific action plan about what should be the role of the employers' association in this process. We have been working on this issue for a long time and it was revealed that there is no difference between salaries in developed companies that respond to international challenges, although there is a difference in certain companies, which can be solved by introducing international standards and establishing high social responsibility", - President of the Association of Georgian Employers Elguja Meladze. Also, invited guests from international organizations - International Organization of Employers (IOE), Federation of Employers of Montenegro, Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) initiative of the United Nations Women's Fund and Sustainable Development Goal 8.5 discussed and presented best practice examples, initiatives, etc. Trade unions, representatives of state structures, business sector and other interested parties participated in the work of the round table. As a result of the sharing of opinions between the parties, the Association of Employers of Georgia, as a business association and a social partner, plans to take active measures in relation to the above topic and also to develop a policy document that will be shared at the national level and introduced.