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Trade Union of Self-Employed and Individual Entrepreneurs of Georgia. This presentation reflects content of the leaflets disseminated to the street-vendors, marketplace traders, owners of small workshops and other self-employed workers.
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Trade Union of Self-Employed and Individual Entrepreneurs of Georgia This presentation reflects content of the leaflets disseminated to the street-vendors, marketplace traders, owners of small workshops and other self-employed workers
Trade Union of Self-Employed and Individual Entrepreneurs of Georgia • Introduction • Problems faced • How to address the problems • We offer
Introduction • Trade Union of Self-Employed and individual entrepreneurs was founded by the self-employed persons working at Tbilisi and Rustavi marketplaces in December 2007. • We unite more than 750 members; • There is a great potential for our unified family to grow fast to several thousands as more than 200 000 Georgian citizens unofficially hold the status of self-employed, just like you and we do.
Problems you face • You are unfairly fined by the Tax Inspectorate and other Financial Services • You are imposed on inadequate trade rules that are too complicated to meet/observe (especially on selling a second hand product, dealing with scrap metal and so on); • You are Unlawfully forced to use cash machine; • You are under the constant threat of losing working space/area, market shelter or workshop may be taken away or get demolished at any moment;
Problems you face • No one records/registers or takes note of the number of years you work to secure adequate and decent pension; • You are called a Self-employed but don’t have legal social status; • Vacation/leave is just a dream for you; • Pregnant self-employed women are denied the right to paid maternity leave provided by the state fund
How to address the problems • By advocating and representing your interests in the/at the executive and legislative bodies; • Making the central, regional and local governments to acknowledge and respect self-employed workers merits and rights; • Making the local communities to understand your concerns, your merits
How to address the problems • Making an owner of a marketplace to recognize you as a partner and address your concerns by: • signing a decent contract with you, providing you with more protection ; • Have an owner to redress any delays (when electricity, gas supply is cut-off, when fire or any type of emergency takes place) ; • Have an owner to charge you less amount for rent when you have to be away for family reasons;
How to address the problems • Get informed years before the municipal authority/council decides to remove the marketplace, in order to react/adjust your activities immediately • In case of removal of the market place/workshops have the authorities responsible to provide with alternative options (territory, space, etc)
We Offer In case of becoming our union member : • we will negotiate exclusive private insurance (health, pension etc) terms for you; • You will get suitable bank credits; • trainings on how to start and develop your business, get new skills; • free advice on legal and financial/book keeping issues; • You will be regularly updated on changes/amendments to the legislation affecting your working activities