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Fair Labor Platform calls for government action on Chiatura miners’ strike

For the 7th day, more than 3,000 miners and their family members are protesting in the streets of Chiatura, demanding improvements to their harsh working conditions. Work has been suspended in the mines as workers demand salary increases for inflation, labor safety...

Chiatura miners’ strike stretches into 4th day

An estimated 3,000 miners in Chiatura have gone on strike over changes imposed by their employer, Georgian Manganese, which miners say increased their workload without a corresponding increase in pay. The strike has now entered its fourth day. Miners and their family...

Lack of preventative inspections fostering systematic labor rights violations in service sector

The Georgia Fair Labor Platform is disturbed by the recent incident at Retro restaurant in Batumi, where video footage showed an employer beating a staff member who complained about his working conditions. The Platform believes that the existence of this type of...

Construction continues to be most dangerous industry for Georgian workers

Two years after Georgia’s Labor Inspectorate expanded its mandate to include all labor rights, workplace injuries and deaths have not decreased significantly in most cities and regions, despite some positive trends. According to statistics provided by the Labor...