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26 Feb 2016

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Georgia Today

Georgia: Miners protest over unsafe working conditions at Tkibuli coal mine, owned by Georgian Industrial Group

"Miners strike continues in Western Georgia to remedy unsafe conditions", 25 February 2016

It is twelfth day that workers of the Tkibuli coal mine Imereti region in western Georgia have been continuing strikes demanding pay rises and improving the ‘unbearable’ working conditions in the coal mine operated by mining company Saknakhshiri, parenting by Georgian Industrial Group (GIG) holding. Besides a healthy safety environment in which to work, Tkibuli miners, who have been on strike since February 14, also are seeking an end to non-regular employment, an overtime pay system, and wage indexation tagged to inflation and holiday pay...The strikers have complained about poor safety in mines, where reportedly 15 miners died in separate incidents between 2009-2014. Saknakhshiri, which employs about 1,500 workers, mostly local residents of Tkibuli in the Imereti region, is part of the GIG, a holding with operations in energy generation, retail and the wholesale of natural gas and real estate...Saknakhshiri is the majority shareholder of coal assets and the only mining company in Georgia.