Tbilisi Metro Closed as Workers Go on Strike
Georgia Today
The whole metro system is paralyzed in Tbilisi, Georgia, after the drivers and other staff went on strike - and some on hunger strike - on the evening of June 3, as announced a week ago, Georgia Today reports.
The employees demand a 45% of salary increase and improved working conditions; however, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced that the City Hall cannot afford to do so.
''The strike of the metro workers is illegal and targeted against the interests of the population…A salary rise is only possible if we increase the metro tariffs, abolish social benefits and suspend some infrastructural projects,'' the mayor stressed, adding the City Hall will find a way to resume metro services quickly, ''Panorama.am'' reports.
Read also
-
Agreement on simplified crossing of Georgian-Armenian border enters into force
-
Giorgi Sharvashidze, former rector of TSU, appointed Ambassador of Georgia to Armenia
-
Lavrov expresses hope for resumption of direct air communication with Georgia
-
EBRD Vice President and Managing Director to visit Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan
-
Georgia premier arrives in Armenia on working visit
-
Prime Minister of Georgia to visit Armenia
-
Georgia refuses to give back Buk systems it insists it bought from Ukraine
-
Georgian MP warns Kiev against involving Tbilisi in military operations
-
17:08The regular session of the Anti-corruption Policy Council takes place in Jermuk
-
15:05The Prime Minister sends congratulatory messages to the supreme leader of Iran and the President of Iran
-
11:11Armenia sends earthquake aid to Turkey
-
10:43Commemoration of the Pontiff St. Sahak Partev
-
09:16Some roads are closed and difficult to pass in Armenia
-
19:55Phone conversation of the Foreign Minister of Armenia with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
-
18:30Prime Minister Pashinyan and President Khachaturyan meet
-
18:20Ararat Mirzoyan with Co-Chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group of France Brice Roquefeuil
-
17:01Humans could land on Mars within 10 years, Musk predicts
-
16:45France, US urge 'immediate' end to Nagorno Karabakh blockade
-
16:01Blockaded Nagorno Karabakh launches fundraiser to support quake-hit Syria
-
15:59Earthquake death toll in Turkey rises to 18,342
-
15:43Ararat Mirzoyan Held a Telephone Conversation with Sergey Lavrov
-
15:06French president rules out fighter jet supplies to Ukraine in near future
-
14:475 Day Weather Forecast in Armenia
-
14:44President Vahagn Khachaturyan wrote a note in the book of condolences opened in the Embassy of Syria in Armenia
-
14:20Azerbaijan’s provocations impede establishment of peace and stability – Armenian FM tells Russian Co-Chair of OSCE MG
-
12:57France representation to OSCE: Paris calls on Azerbaijan to restore freedom of movement through Lachin corridor
-
11:40Command of Kosovo forces highly appreciated preparation of Armenian peacekeepers
-
10:16The United States withdrew from sanctions against Syria for six months the provision of assistance after the earthquake
Most read
day
week
month
Weather
Yerevan
cloudy
Humidity: 26%
Wind: 3.6 km/h
Humidity: 26%
Wind: 3.6 km/h
18 C°
28° 15°
25.04.2024
29° 17°
26.04.2024
Poll