Employees of the Borjomi mineral water bottling plants hold a rally. Screenshot: https://mtavari.tv/ https://mtavari.tv/news/87781-borjomis-karkhnis-orive-shesasvleli-piketirebulia

06 June 2022, 13:29

Strikers block "Borjomi" factories

Today, about 400 striking workers of the "Borjomi" mineral water bottling factories have blocked all the entrances to and exits from the factories, after which their work stopped.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on May 31, workers of two bottling factories in the town of Borjomi went on strike, demanding to punish those engaged in blackmailing, pressing and threatening workers, improve working conditions, and reinstate their dismissed comrades. On June 6, 2022, the strikers demanded not to involve strike-breakers, whom, according to their story, factory bosses intend to bring from other Georgian regions and even from other countries.

This morning, more than 400 striking workers of the "Borjomi" factories have blocked all the entrances to and exits from the facilities, as a result of which the operation thereof stopped. Protesters gathered at the site of one of the factories. They wouldn't let vehicles to enter the territory, and workers to start performing their duties, the "Mtavari Arkhi" TV Channel has reported on its website today.

"We have the right to freely express our opinions; our communication with the administration has yielded no results; they hope to solve the situation unilaterally and disregard our opinion," said one of the strikers, whose words are quoted by the TV Channel.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 6, 2022 at 10:49 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: The Caucasian Knot

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