TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Trade Union demonstrated outside a hospital in Tbilisi on Tuesday to show solidarity with workers who were burnt in a fire in a coal mine the day before.
Two of the injured workers after the fire in a Tkibuli coal mine are still in a difficult
TBILISI, DFWatch–A 50-year old man died last Tuesday night at the ferroalloy plant in Zestaponi as he was hit by a high voltage electric shock.
Mamuka Nebieridze died on the spot in the June 3 accident. An investigation has been launched in order to determine whether
TBILISI, DFWatch–After eight months of preparations, an amended labor code has come into force after President Saakashvili signed the bill.
Deputy Justice Minister Alexander Baramidze says the new labor code entirely meets European standards, which will contribute
TBILISI, DFWatch — The new government in Georgia has presented a promised set of amendments to the labor code which it says will not only protect the rights of employers, like it was in the past.
Georgia’s labor code was liberalized by the Saakashvili government
TBILISI, DFWatch — The new government in Georgia has started amending the country’s labor code, which has been criticized by local groups and the international community.
The parliamentary committee on health care and social issues initiated a draft amendment
TBILISI, DFWatch — The worker protests are continuing in Georgia after the election. After a week they can note a slight progress.
It is more than five days since workers at the energy company Telasi went on strike asking to bring back about 125 employees who were
About 200 employees of the port of Poti are on strike, local media report. The workers refuse to carry on until the people making decisions at No 14 harbor speaks to them.
They demand improved working conditions, appropriate salary for the work they do and to have contracts.
TBILISI, DFWatch – The labor code should contribute to employment, faster investments and motivate investors, and only after this may it possible to think about how to improve the rights and conditions of workers in Georgia.
This is the position of the country’s
TBILISI, DFWatch – There are two articles in Georgia’s Labor Code which entitles employers to terminate a labor contract without giving any explanations or preliminary warnings.
A teacher from a village in the Gori region was fired because of her husband’s political
TBILISI, DFWatch – According to unofficial information, 13 people died in the work place in 2011 in Georgia.
No official numbers exist for 2012 either, but media reported about a number of fatal incidents in the mining and construction sector. These fatal accidents are