TBILISI, DFWatch–The company Georgian Manganese, which owns manganese mines in Chiatura and a ferro-alloy plant in Zestaponi, lost a court case against the government on Tuesday and must pay a 200 million laris (USD over 88.2 million) tax penalty
Zestaponi Ferro plant
Georgian Manganese halts mining work due to failing market demand
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Manganese is temporarily shutting down its mines western Georgia for four months due to a low demand for manganese.
GM owns the mines in Chiatura, a mountain town in the western Imereti province.
According to a statement issued
Workers protest bad drinking water at ferroalloy plant
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tens of workers at the ferro-alloy plant in Zestaponi went on strike on Wednesday to protest the quality of drinking water at the plant.
As DF Watch previously reported, workers at the plant are dissatisfied with their working conditions.
One man dies in accident at Zestaponi metal plant
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
Georgian parliament prepares to check safety of large facilities
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is preparing to conduct impact assessments for many large factories and other facilities, built during the Soviet Union.
Gia Tsagareishvili, head of parliament’s environmental committee, says many big installations have Soviet-era standards
Zestaponi strike over, most demands accepted
TBILISI, DFWatch–1 600 workers at the Ferro plant in Zestaponi called off their strike Friday. The strike lasted more than a week, and paralyzed the plant which accounts for 12% of Georgia’s national export.
Management agreed to enter into negotiations and finally
Metal workers in Zestaponi still holding out
TBILISI, DFWatch–At Zestaponi’s ferroalloy factory workers are still on strike. The week-long strike is paralyzing the one of the largest companies in the country, which accounts for 12 percent of the exported product.
Two of the workers are on hunger strike, while
1600 workers in Zestaponi now on strike
TBILISI, DFWatch–The week-old strike at Zestaponi’s ferro-alloy plant continues, as there is still no progress in the attempts to negotiate with management.
Meanwhile representatives of the Georgian Trade Unions claim that parliament is about to adopt amendments
Georgian metal workers still on strike
TBILISI, DFWatch–One of the largest factories in Georgia is still paralyzed by a now week-long strike by hundreds of workers who demand higher salaries, better social conditions, collective contracts and compensation for night shifts.
A group of students have joined
Metal workers in Zestaponi are holding out
TBILISI, DFWatch–Workers at the Chiatura Mining and Enrichment Plant will May 25 join the strike at the Zestaponi Ferroalloy Plant, which started four days ago, while three persons Thursday went back on hunger strike in the same conflict.
The workers who are