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Georgia Statement by the GTUC [GTUC] 05-12-2024

Georgia / Europe We call on the government and its police to stop brutalising journalists [EFJ] 02-12-2024

Georgia Union Accuses Government of Collusion with Evolution [Gambling News]  ActNOW!  28-11-2024

Georgia Will International Solidarity Turn the Tables in Favor of Striking Gaming Workers in Georgia? [Labour Notes]  ActNOW!  20-11-2024

Georgia / Global Four months on strike at Evolution Gaming [LabourStart Podcasts] 14-11-2024

Georgia Evolution Gaming workers’ bravery wins UNI’s Freedom from Fear Award [UNI Global Union]  ActNOW!  13-11-2024

Georgia Georgian Manganese to stop work at Chiatura mines and ferroalloy plant [OC Media] 04-11-2024

Georgia Press freedom organisations demand protection for journalists [EFJ] 01-11-2024

Georgia Irakli Petriashvili thanked the Union of Trade Unions of the European Union for their unanimity in the process of joining the Union of Georgian Trade Unions. [GTUC] 25-10-2024

Georgia / Global Global solidarity for Evolution workers in Georgia [UNI Global Union]  ActNOW!  24-10-2024


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Statement by the GTUC 2024-12-05 [GTUC]

Europe We call on the government and its police to stop brutalising journalists 2024-12-02 [EFJ]

Union Accuses Government of Collusion with Evolution  ActNOW!  2024-11-28 [Gambling News]

Will International Solidarity Turn the Tables in Favor of Striking Gaming Workers in Georgia?  ActNOW!  2024-11-20 [Labour Notes]

Global Four months on strike at Evolution Gaming 2024-11-14 [LabourStart Podcasts]

Evolution Gaming workers’ bravery wins UNI’s Freedom from Fear Award  ActNOW!  2024-11-13 [UNI Global Union]

Georgian Manganese to stop work at Chiatura mines and ferroalloy plant 2024-11-04 [OC Media]

Press freedom organisations demand protection for journalists 2024-11-01 [EFJ]

Irakli Petriashvili thanked the Union of Trade Unions of the European Union for their unanimity in the process of joining the Union of Georgian Trade Unions. 2024-10-25 [GTUC]

Alarmed by the Georgian government’s authoritarian and anti-European shift, the cultural sector is mobilising through trade union action 2024-10-24 [Equal Times]

Global Global solidarity for Evolution workers in Georgia  ActNOW!  2024-10-24 [UNI Global Union]

Evolution Gaming: This strike matters  ActNOW!  2024-10-23 [Solidarity - Eric Lee]

Press Freedom and the Safety of Journalists in Peril, Rising Polarization and a Climate of Fear – Findings of the Press Freedom Mission to Georgia 2024-10-04 [EFJ]

The dismissal of the doctor and the driver of the ambulance brigade was considered illegal by the court and reinstated. 2024-10-04 [GTUC]

Parliament approves a censorship bill 2024-10-02 [EFJ]

Family Values Bill imposes censorship on media 2024-10-01 [EFJ]

Global Luke Triangle, Secretary General of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) arrived in Georgia on an official visit 2024-09-25 [GTUC]

Online Casino Workers Went on Hunger Strike Over Working Conditions  ActNOW!  2024-09-24 [Wired]

Sweden Swedish unions call out Evolution Gaming for anti-union stance  ActNOW!  2024-09-24 [UNI Global Union]

Belarus Exiled Belarusian journalist and Armenian journalist denied entry without explanation 2024-09-24 [EFJ]

Denmark Danish-Georgian trade union training program holds final event 2024-09-24 [GTUC]

Georgia and ILO sign first cooperation agreement to promote decent work in the country 2024-09-22 [ILO]

Support striking workers at Evolution Gaming  ActNOW!  2024-09-15 [CALRMM]

Situation at Evolution Gaming in Georgia critical as hunger strike continues  ActNOW!  2024-08-22 [UNI Global Union]

Global Georgian labour rights advocates challenge Evolution at OECD  ActNOW!  2024-08-22 [OC Media]

Online Gaming Workers’ Strike Met with Threats  ActNOW!  2024-08-10 [Solidarity Centre]

Azerbaijan We demand the release of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadygov 2024-08-07 [EFJ]

Authoritarian 'foreign agent' law must be withdrawn 2024-08-03 [IFJ]

Authoritarian “foreign agent” law must be withdrawn 2024-08-02 [EFJ]

Striking employees stage sit-in outside Evolution Georgia offices  ActNOW!  2024-08-02 [OC Media]

Georgia U.S. Recognizes Union Solution to Child Labor in Ghana Cocoa For more info 2024-07-22 [Solidarity Center]

Discussions on importance of the Decent Work Country Program with organization of the GTUC and the International Labour Organization 2024-07-22 [GTUC]

Evolution Gaming workers on strike 2024-07-12 [UNI Global Union]

Europe The Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC) became a member of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) 2024-07-10 [GTUC]

Europe During the annual PERC Summer School, the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation (GTUC) hosted trade union leaders from 30 countries 2024-07-09 [GTUC]

5,000 online casino employees to go on strike 2024-07-08 [OC Media]

Europe Georgian unions join ETUC and the fight for workers and trade union rights in Europe 2024-06-25 [ETUC]

The Committee on the Application of Standards calls on the Government of Georgia to take effective measures to address the challenges of unequal pay for men and women 2024-06-21 [GTUC]

New Labor Inspectorate data shows workplace injuries increased in 2023, but deaths down 2024-06-15 [GFLP]

MFRR partners call for lifting ban on journalists’ access to Parliament 2024-06-14 [EFJ]

Irakli Petriashvili met with Celeste Drake, the deputy general director of the ILO 2024-06-13 [GTUC]

Ukraine The President of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine presented Irakli Petriashvili with a certificate of gratitude for his solidarity and support towards the Ukrainian people and trade unions 2024-06-13 [GTUC]

The Georgian Trade Unions Confederation participates in the 112th Conference of the International Labor Organization 2024-06-13 [GTUC]

Georgia’s new law is a setback for democratic values 2024-05-29 [Industriall Europe]

Georgia’s new law is a setback for democratic values 2024-05-28 [IndustriALL]

Protests continue over bill limiting freedom of association 2024-05-27 [IUF]

Armenia Georgian Trade Unions Confederation visits The Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia 2024-05-23 [GTUC]

Living wage rises to 1,858 GEL for April 2024 2024-05-21 [GFLP]

PM urged to withdraw the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence 2024-05-13 [EFJ]

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