On January 31, 2018 the ESFTUG President, Maia Kobakhidze, ESFTUG Executive Vice-President Mari Alugishvili and head of the ESFTUG Organizing Department, Maia Esebua visited Chokhatauri municipality. The aim of the visit was development and strengthening of the branch organization and fastening the members and attracting the new members.

The visit was organized by the acting head of ESFTUG’s Chokhatauri branch organization, Mzia Osepaishvili.

The meeting was held in Chokhatauri municipality assembly hall. Among the one hundred attendees were ESFTUG’s members, as well as supervisors of educational institutions and socially active people from educational institutions.

The meeting was attended by the head of the educational resource center’s Ms. Shorena Sikharulidze.

In support of the ESFTUG’s Chokhatauri branch organization, the head of the ESFTUG’s Lanchkhuti branch organization, Lela Kuridze and Teacher’s National Award 2017 Winner, ESFTUG’s active member, Vladimir Apkhazava participated in the meeting.

Maia Kobakhidze, talked about the trade union’s role and functions, about the difficulties, which the organization passed since 2010, about the achievements in the field of employees’ labor, social-economic, legal and professional rights’ protection. She also talked about the most important success of the ESFTUG – the sectoral agreement, which was signed in 2017. Maia Kobakhidze explained what the organization is doing for its members’ professional development and for improving teachers' status

President of ESFTUG listened to all the problems that public schools and their employees have.

The visit in Chokhatauri municipality was busy and at the same time quite effective. The members of ESFTUG’s Chokhatauri branch organization were informed all news from the President and personally introduced their problems to her.

ESFTUG’s President with the participants of the meeting discussed the problems existing in the public schools and kindergartens and the ways of resolving these problems.