#Labour Rights
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 AvetisyanLow 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 BigayevaThe 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 PertaiaDespite warnings from unions and officials, life for workers on key railway constructions in central Georgia remain a ‘living hell’.