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Georgia’s Agara sugar factory to be reopened after workers march

Workers had marched 110 kilometres from Agara to Tbilisi, in protest at the factory’s closure.

Georgia’s Agara sugar factory to be reopened after workers march

Workers had marched 110 kilometres from Agara to Tbilisi, in protest at the factory’s closure.

Workers march 110 km to Tbilisi demanding reopening of sugar factory

The workers, from the town of Agara, are demanding the government step in to save the plant.

Workers march 110 km to Tbilisi demanding reopening of sugar factory

The workers, from the town of Agara, are demanding the government step in to save the plant.

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.

Living in an ‘enemy land’: the Armenian women working abroad

Low pay and high unemployment have led many Armenian women to seek work abroad, to Russia and even Turkey — a country many consider an ‘enemy land’.

Living in an ‘enemy land’: the Armenian women working abroad

By Armine Avetisyan

Low pay and high unemployment have led many Armenian women to seek work abroad, to Russia and even Turkey — a country many consider an ‘enemy land’.

Six miners killed in Georgia’s Tkibuli coal mine, Mining

Three others remain in hospital, two in critical condition. The accident occurred in the same mine that killed four workers last May.

Six miners killed in Georgia’s Tkibuli coal mine, Mining

Three others remain in hospital, two in critical condition. The accident occurred in the same mine that killed four workers last May.

Miners demonstrate in Chiatura for ‘dignified working conditions’

Miners were demanding higher pay, collective contracts, and safe working conditions.

Miners demonstrate in Chiatura for ‘dignified working conditions’

Miners were demanding higher pay, collective contracts, and safe working conditions.

Miner dies in Chiatura tunnel collapse

Trade unions say Zaza Abramashvili, 45, was forced to work in a ‘high-risk’ area.

Miner dies in Chiatura tunnel collapse

Trade unions say Zaza Abramashvili, 45, was forced to work in a ‘high-risk’ area.

Georgia’s parliament adopts labour safety law

All 88 MPs present voted in favour of the bill, in a plenary session on 7 March.

Georgia’s parliament adopts labour safety law

All 88 MPs present voted in favour of the bill, in a plenary session on 7 March.

North Ossetia’s toxic choice

The Electrozinc metallurgical plant is a source of valuable jobs in Vladikavkaz, but for many, its toxic reputation is a source of constant anxiety.

North Ossetia’s toxic choice

By Alina Bigayeva

The Electrozinc metallurgical plant is a source of valuable jobs in Vladikavkaz, but for many, its toxic reputation is a source of constant anxiety.

Welcome to ‘hell’: working on a Georgian railway construction site

Despite warnings from unions and officials, life for workers on key railway constructions in central Georgia remain a ‘living hell’.

Welcome to ‘hell’: working on a Georgian railway construction site

By Luka Pertaia

Despite warnings from unions and officials, life for workers on key railway constructions in central Georgia remain a ‘living hell’.