Tag Archives: Rustavi Iron and Steel Works

Georgia: Rustavi Works employees begin striking

Employees of Georgian Steel LLC, created on the basis of the Rustavi Iron and Steel Works, have started striking demanding their wages to be increased and labor conditions improved. According to them, the wage level has not been changed for 12 years, with the average salary being 570 lari ($206). The strikers demand their wages…

Georgia: the only metal plant to shut down

Rustavi Iron and Steel Works is forced to halt operation because of the dumping prices on the market. According to an attorney David Erbalidze, who is representing the interest of the company owners, the first blast furnace will be shut down soon. “One of the main reasons is the rebars imported from Iran at dumping…