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Video | Chiatura: the town of miners

Around 3,000 mine workers went on strike in the industrial City of Chiatura, in western Georgia, earlier in May.

Video | Chiatura: the town of miners

Around 3,000 mine workers went on strike in the industrial City of Chiatura, in western Georgia, earlier in May.

Video | International Labour Day marked in Tbilisi

On the first of May, International Workers’ Day, dozens protested in Tbilisi demanding dignified and safe working conditions.

Video | International Labour Day marked in Tbilisi

On the first of May, International Workers’ Day, dozens protested in Tbilisi demanding dignified and safe working conditions.

Georgia beefs up labour inspection department

Inspectors from the ‘more autonomous’ new department will have powers to inspect all workplaces without a court order or giving prior warning.

Georgia beefs up labour inspection department

Inspectors from the ‘more autonomous’ new department will have powers to inspect all workplaces without a court order or giving prior warning.

Georgian social workers set to strike unless work conditions improve

Almost all of the country’s social workers are set to go on strike on 1 March, over what they say are poor working conditions and a lack of resources.

Georgian social workers set to strike unless work conditions improve

Almost all of the country’s social workers are set to go on strike on 1 March, over what they say are poor working conditions and a lack of resources.

In pictures ⁠| Georgia’s deadly construction sites

Despite a new labour safety bill, Georgia’s construction sites remain a deathtrap for workers.

In pictures ⁠| Georgia’s deadly construction sites

Despite a new labour safety bill, Georgia’s construction sites remain a deathtrap for workers.

Voices of Georgian emigrants — ‘They treated us like dogs’

Three women who braved landmines, hidden containers, and frozen seas in search for a better future in Greece.

Voices of Georgian emigrants — ‘They treated us like dogs’

Three women who braved landmines, hidden containers, and frozen seas in search for a better future in Greece.

People with disabilities struggle to gain employment in Georgia

While the government is taking steps to help people with disabilities into work, disability rights groups argue that much more needs to be done.

People with disabilities struggle to gain employment in Georgia

By Tamuna Chkareuli

While the government is taking steps to help people with disabilities into work, disability rights groups argue that much more needs to be done.

Age discrimination in Armenia: why women turn to plastic surgery to find work

A lack of legal protection means employers are free to discriminate against female applicants based on their age or how they look.

Age discrimination in Armenia: why women turn to plastic surgery to find work

By Armine Avetisyan

A lack of legal protection means employers are free to discriminate against female applicants based on their age or how they look.

Miners demand ‘temporary halt’ to coal mining in Tkibuli

The group are demanding the mining company improve safety conditions in the mines after six miners were killed earlier in April.

Miners demand ‘temporary halt’ to coal mining in Tkibuli

The group are demanding the mining company improve safety conditions in the mines after six miners were killed earlier in April.