Little attention has been paid to the state of trade unions in Georgia. While there have been general overviews of the state of labour rights in Georgia - more often or not in the form of a survey of legislation - there has been little on how labour rights are upheld in practice. Georgia is committed to guaranteeing a raft of labour rights as a member of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Perhaps more importantly, having ratified and effectively implemented the basic [ILO] conventions on labour rights is a main precondition to Georgia benefitting from the GSP+ preferential trade scheme with the EU. The two most relevant to this report are the ILO conventions on Freedom of Association and the Protection of the Right to Organize and the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining. Among other things, signatories are expected to guarantee the right to form or become a member of a trade union without being discriminated against by employers or governments. This report will begin by assessing the strength of unions themselves before asking the main question of why unions are not strong enough to properly uphold the rights of Georgian employees. Are unions weak as a result of internal weaknesses in their organisations? Is it because of the legacy of the old toothless Soviet-era unions? Or is it because of the unfavourable political environment they operate in? While not aiming to be comprehensive, it is intended that this report, in providing the answers to these questions, will go some way to build an image of where Georgian trade unionism stands today.