Chiatura Manganese Mines
Chiatura Management Company says production will resume only under reorganisation conditions
Miners claim that the company is speaking in the language of ‘ultimatums’ and announcing ‘repressions’.
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Azerbaijan
International labour movement launches campaign to free detained labour activists in Azerbaijan
An international labour rights group has launched a campaign demanding the release of four labour rights activists in Azerbaijan.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
Around 700 civil servants fired during Georgia’s political crisis, TI Georgia says
The fired employees reportedly signed protest statements or otherwise openly expressed their critical position towards government policies.
Chiatura Manganese Mines
Two miners from Georgia’s Chiatura go on hunger strike
They demand that a government representative meet with the miners and listen to their problems directly.
Georgia
Chiatura miners arrive in Tbilisi demanding government action
The miners are calling on the government to step in to resume manganese mining in the central Georgian town of Chiatura.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani labour activist sentenced to three years in prison on drug charges
Mohyaddin Orujov is the fourth member of the Workers Table Unions Confederation (WTUC) to be sentenced to prison.
Armenia
With demands met, employees of Zangezur Mine stop their strike
Armenia’s largest taxpayer had halted its operations for 11 days.
