#Labour Rights
Health workers in Azerbaijan protest ‘exploitation’
Health workers from a state-run COVID-19 hospital in Baku demanding unpaid salaries.
Health workers in Azerbaijan protest ‘exploitation’
Health workers from a state-run COVID-19 hospital in Baku demanding unpaid salaries.
Garbage piles up in streets of Makhachkala as city charges disposal firm with fraud
The local waste collection firm has not been collecting rubbish since mid-January due to a dispute with the city.
Garbage piles up in streets of Makhachkala as city charges disposal firm with fraud
The local waste collection firm has not been collecting rubbish since mid-January due to a dispute with the city.
Tbilisi GWP workers face the sack as strike continues
Workers at Georgian Water and Power have warned of disruptions to Tbilisi’s water system if their demands for better contracts are not met.
Tbilisi GWP workers face the sack as strike continues
Workers at Georgian Water and Power have warned of disruptions to Tbilisi’s water system if their demands for better contracts are not met.
Azerbaijani soldiers’ fund marred by forced donation allegations
Donations to the YASHAT fund are meant to be voluntary, but allegations have emerged of state employees being forced to donate.
Azerbaijani soldiers’ fund marred by forced donation allegations
Donations to the YASHAT fund are meant to be voluntary, but allegations have emerged of state employees being forced to donate.
How Georgia’s Emergency Services abandoned a paramedic left paralysed at work
Left paralysed after an ambulance crash, paramedic Inga Dundua has been forced to fight the Emergency Services at every step of her rehabilitation.
How Georgia’s Emergency Services abandoned a paramedic left paralysed at work
By Tamuna ChkareuliLeft paralysed after an ambulance crash, paramedic Inga Dundua has been forced to fight the Emergency Services at every step of her rehabilitation.
Sweeping labour reforms go ahead in Georgia despite opposition from business groups
The amendments are widely expected to pass in the third and final reading in the coming weeks.
Sweeping labour reforms go ahead in Georgia despite opposition from business groups
The amendments are widely expected to pass in the third and final reading in the coming weeks.
Georgian Parliament refuses to revisit $6 minimum monthly wage set by Eduard Shevardnadze
Parliament’s Economic Policy Committee rejected an initiative to set the minimum wage at 45% of the average monthly salary.
Georgian Parliament refuses to revisit $6 minimum monthly wage set by Eduard Shevardnadze
Parliament’s Economic Policy Committee rejected an initiative to set the minimum wage at 45% of the average monthly salary.
‘I felt I was in prison’: Georgian women in Italy’s shadow economy
Some spend years without seeing their children and many fall victim to gross exploitation.
‘I felt I was in prison’: Georgian women in Italy’s shadow economy
By Teresa Di MauroSome spend years without seeing their children and many fall victim to gross exploitation.
Workers at Azerbaijani state carpet company ‘not paid for almost half a year’
Workers from branches of Azerkhalcha across the country say that they have been paid irregularly or not at all since the pandemic hit.
Workers at Azerbaijani state carpet company ‘not paid for almost half a year’
Workers from branches of Azerkhalcha across the country say that they have been paid irregularly or not at all since the pandemic hit.
Georgian Government reverses course on cancelling contract with oil firm Frontera
The government said the move aimed to maintain Georgia’s reputation amidst a lobbying campaign by Frontera in Washington.
Georgian Government reverses course on cancelling contract with oil firm Frontera
The government said the move aimed to maintain Georgia’s reputation amidst a lobbying campaign by Frontera in Washington.