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Practical or destructive: controversy surrounds new mountain road in Georgia

27 April 2018 by Sopho Aptsiauri

Omalo, Tusheti (Dominik K. Cagara /Archive)

The Georgian gov­ern­ment has an ambitious plan to construct a road con­nect­ing the moun­tain­ous regions of northeast Georgia, from Khev­sureti to Tusheti. It’s stated goal — to develop tourism and help locals travel between difficult-to-reach areas. But many, both locals and others, are against the project. They say it will wreck the envi­ron­ment, damaging the region’s unique natural appeal, and taking with it their hopes of devel­op­ing eco­tourism.

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Filed Under: Environment, Top Tagged With: development, ecotourism, georgia, juta, khevsureti, omalo, road, roshka, tourism, tusheti

Working 24 hours straight in Georgia’s supermarkets

20 December 2017 by Sopho Aptsiauri

Protest against Fresco (Sopho Aptsiauri /OC Media)

With 24-hour shifts, col­lec­tive respon­si­bil­i­ty, and heavy sur­veil­lance, employees of Georgian super­mar­kets complain of being exploited. While super­mar­ket owners justify the hard working con­di­tions with a need to improve customer service, trade unions say the problem lies in a lack of reg­u­la­tions. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Labour, Top Tagged With: employees, employers, georgia, labour, labour code, labour inspection, labour market, labour rights, supermarkets, workers

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