Head of company sentenced to detention in case of teenage death at construction site in Tbilisi
16-year-old Giorgi Beshkenadze died on a construction site on Dolabauri Street, in Tbilisi on July 16. Photo: Georgian Trade Union Confederation.
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Head of GVK Hospitality construction company Shishu Pal Burdak was arrested after a 16-year-old died at the company’s construction site last week.
The judge did not grant the motion of the defence to have the detainee released on 30,000 GEL ($10,435/€9,301) bail.
The detainee does not plead guilty and states he is not aware of how the teenager entered the construction area.
16-year-old Giorgi Beshkenadze died on a construction site on Dolabauri Street, in Tbilisi on July 16.
Beshkenadze died while working on an elevator shaft.
More than 400 have died in the workplace between 2010 and 2018, official statistics of the Interior Ministry read.
Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria released a statement regarding the tragic death of Giorgi Beshkenadze. Read the statement here.
A violation of safety standards has been named as a possible reason behind the death of two workers in central Tbilisi late yesterday by the employees of the Georgian Health Ministry Work Inspection Department.
Tbilisi City Hall has drafted a bill and sent it to parliament earlier today which makes several construction violations a criminal offence, which are currently only considered administrative violations. The violations which might become a criminal offence include violations in height parameters, illegal construction works, ignoring an official demand to suspend construction and several others.
The director of the Khimini Service 2 construction company has been detained earlier today for the violation of safety rules, which claimed the lives of two workers on Chavchavadze Avenue in Central Tbilisi on March 31, 2019.
New technical regulations for the production of cement products, steel frames, electric cables and plastic pipes are coming into play today.
Georgian law enforcers have detained two sisters for child abuse in the coastal region of Adjara today. Police reported that the women forced their four children (aged 6-12) to beg in the streets, systematically abused and watched them out. The sisters used the total amount earned by their children.
A total of 51 construction companies including some of the major players on the Georgian market such as Axis, Domusi and Balavari are not following safety rules during construction, announces the Georgian Ministry of Health.