POLICY PAPER - PRODUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN GEORGIA:

OVERVIEW OF THE VALUE CHAINS - Provides an overview of the main trends in the development of the PPE and construction materials value chains, as well as the legal and regulatory framework and institutional setup, the main economic indicators, and the challenges identified at the initial stage of the study. [...] WIDE PUBLIC-PRIVATE DIALOGUE: The USAID Economic Security Program and the Sector Economy and Economic Policy Committee of the Parliament of Georgia organized a broad dialogue between the public and private sectors to discuss the results of the study and to make improvements to the proposed recommendations.6 Legislators, industry experts, representatives of the government of Georgia, the private 5. [...] The Market Surveillance Agency, which is a legal entity of public law (LEPL) under the MoESD, is responsible for the safety of products placed on the market of Georgia, as well as for the surveillance of products that do not comply with the requirements of the Code of Free Movement and relevant technical regulations, and the protection of human life, health, assets, and the environment by restrict. [...] Later, on the initiative of the EG, meetings were organized between the export-oriented members of the cluster and the representatives of the EG. [...] LOW AVAILABILITY OF SKILLED LABOR The absolute majority of respondents highlighted the lack of qualified personnel as one of the main problems in the PPE value chain, which, in their opinion, significantly reduces labor productivity, affects the competitiveness of companies, and the development of the value chain as a whole.