#Labour Rights
Workers injured due to safety violations at Panorama Tbilisi construction site
Video footage from immediately after the accident showed that safety rules were not being followed on the site.
Workers injured due to safety violations at Panorama Tbilisi construction site
Video footage from immediately after the accident showed that safety rules were not being followed on the site.
Armenia’s blind struggle to find a livelihood
Faced with ignorance and discrimination, finding work as a blind person is a difficult task.
Armenia’s blind struggle to find a livelihood
By Manya IsrayelyanFaced with ignorance and discrimination, finding work as a blind person is a difficult task.
Hundreds of taxi drivers honk horns outside Bidzina Ivanishvili’s house against new regulations
The drivers took to the streets against new regulations from the City Hall, which among other things, requires drivers to paint their cars white.
Hundreds of taxi drivers honk horns outside Bidzina Ivanishvili’s house against new regulations
The drivers took to the streets against new regulations from the City Hall, which among other things, requires drivers to paint their cars white.
Georgian social workers end strike after government ‘partially’ meets their demands
The ministry promised to provide vehicles to the agency and to hire additional staff, but have not yet reached an agreement on a pay rise.
Georgian social workers end strike after government ‘partially’ meets their demands
The ministry promised to provide vehicles to the agency and to hire additional staff, but have not yet reached an agreement on a pay rise.
Hundreds protest in Tbilisi after 2 workers die on construction site
Several hundred people took to the streets to protest poor labour safety measures.
Hundreds protest in Tbilisi after 2 workers die on construction site
Several hundred people took to the streets to protest poor labour safety measures.
Georgian aircraft factory workers go on strike
Around 120 workers from aerospace company Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing are demanding higher salaries and improved work conditions.
Georgian aircraft factory workers go on strike
Around 120 workers from aerospace company Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing are demanding higher salaries and improved work conditions.
Opinion | A narrow definition of safety harms workers in Georgia
Georgia’s newly adopted law on labour safety is lacking statutes on workers’ rights due a narrow definition of safety.
Opinion | A narrow definition of safety harms workers in Georgia
By Human Rights WatchGeorgia’s newly adopted law on labour safety is lacking statutes on workers’ rights due a narrow definition of safety.
Georgia beefs up labour inspection department
Inspectors from the ‘more autonomous’ new department will have powers to inspect all workplaces without a court order or giving prior warning.
Georgia beefs up labour inspection department
Inspectors from the ‘more autonomous’ new department will have powers to inspect all workplaces without a court order or giving prior warning.
EU criticises elite corruption, lack of skilled staff and more in Georgia AA report
Georgian officials focussed on the positive assessments in the report despite harsh criticism from the EU Parliament
EU criticises elite corruption, lack of skilled staff and more in Georgia AA report
Georgian officials focussed on the positive assessments in the report despite harsh criticism from the EU Parliament