Georgia
Mine collapses during labour inspection day after fatal accident
A miner died in a coal shaft in the central Georgian mining town of Tkibuli on 27 October. The shaft collapsed again the following day during an inspection by the Ministry of Labour. Davit Porchkhidze, 50, was working in the underground shaft when it collapsed, leaving him under the rubble, according to the mining company, Saknakhshiri. On 28 October, as labour inspectors launched an examination of the scene, the shaft again collapsed. No one was injured but the ministry has recommended t
