The Kvishkheti tunnel construction site. (Photo: Kartli.ge)
Sixty railway construction workers at an international company in Georgia’s central Shida Kartli region have left their job after unsuccessfully demanding a raise. [Read more…]
(Screenshot /Rustavi 2)
A Rustavi 2 journalist and cameraman were attacked by employees of a railway construction company near Khashuri, in central Georgia on Wednesday. The news crew said employees confiscated their cameras, demanded they delete footage, and beat them.
Tevdore Natsabidze, a labourer at the railway tunnel construction site, walks to work. Tevdore was one of roughly fifty striking employees accusing the construction company of violating labour safety rules (Luka Pertaia /OC Media)
Railway construction in central Georgia is a key part of ambitious plans to modernise Georgia’s infrastructure. Despite warnings from trade unions and official inspectors, life for the workers remains a ‘living hell’.
The railway tunnel near Bezhatubani (Luka Pertaia/OC Media)
Three construction workers have been injured in an explosion, while constructing a railway tunnel in central Georgia. [Read more…]
