Armenian President, PM offer condolences to Georgia over mining accident
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The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has offered his deep condolences to President Giorgi Margvelashvili and the Georgian population over the tragic accident at the Mindeli coal mine in western Georgia that has claimed the lives of six and injured three.
Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan has also offered his condolences to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili.
On behalf of the government of Armenia and myself, I want to express great sadness over the tragedy at the Mindeli coal mine and offer my deep condolences to you and the Georgian people”, Karapetyan said.
He said Armenia stands with the families of those who have lost their lives and the rest of the Georgian population in these difficult moments.
Six miners died and three have been injured as a ceiling collapsed at the Mindeli coal mine in the town of Tkibuli in western Georgia on April 5. Photo from RFERL webpage
The government of Georgia declared April 6 as a mourning day after the accident.
Georgian national flags were flying at half-mast today at all government buildings across the country in mourning of those who have died.
An investigation of the case is underway under Article #240 of the criminal code, which provides for up to five years imprisonment for those convicted of violating safety standards at the workplace.
Georgian national flags are flying at half-mast today at all government buildings across the country. The government of Georgia declared April 6 as a mourning day after an accident in a mine in west Georgia claiming six lives and injuring three.
The government of Georgia has declared April 6 as a mourning day after an accident in a mine in west Georgia claiming six lives and injuring three.One of the three mine workers injured in today’s accident has told Georgian Economy Minister Dimitri Kumsishvili that he has never witnessed anything of the sort before - he said that the reason behind the accident early this morning was a coal mine bump.
A miner died last night during underground works in Shukruti mine in the village of Chiatura - a city in the western Georgian region of Imereti.
Monitoring will be conducted in two directions: whether or not the mines work safely with no technical errors, and whether or not the workers’ rights are protected.
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.
Six activists who were detained yesterday at a rally demanding the protection of workers’ rights following the death of two workers on Sunday have been released.The incident took place late yesterday when the protestors blocked the street and police were trying to push them to the sidewalks.
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.
Several of fifteen miners of the Georgian Manganese in Georgia's western town of Chiatura have sewn their mouths in protest as the company refuses to fulfil their demands regarding increased salaries.
Miners in Georgia’s western town of Chiatura have ended a strike launched on May 16 after demanding better salaries and working conditions, as a deal reached with the Georgian Manganese company late yesterday.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia says that investors and employers must fully meet their financial obligations and ensure appropriate working conditions for their personnel, in a response to an ongoing miners’ protest in Georgia’s Tkibuli municipality, where workers are demanding salaries and a decision on the reopening of two mines.