Irakli Gharibashvili: From March 1, a large-scale public employment program will be launched for people receiving social benefits

From March 1, a large-scale public employment program will be launched for people receiving social benefits.

Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili stated about the above at the government session.

"As you know, our main task is to overcome poverty, create jobs, and in general, to change social policy. We know well that the way to poverty reduction is creation of jobs. That is why we must start an active employment policy this year. This will be our main concern. The existing social policy pushes socially vulnerable citizens, who are able to work, to inaction. Up to 200 thousand out of 600 thousand socially vulnerable citizens are able to work. They are absolutely demotivated to be employed legally. We, of course, have to help the socially vulnerable elderly, children, people with disabilities, everyone who needs it, but people who are capable of working need no allowance, but employment and self-realization. These citizens need to engage in the economic process for the well-being of each family, for the development of the country.

To this end, we will start this process on March 1 and launch an active employment policy,"- said Gharibashvili.