Tbilisi bus drivers on strike

Over 1300 municipal bus drivers in Tbilisi demand higher wages, better labour conditions, regulation of fine systems, medical insurance and a system of technical service. Not a single municipal bus has been operating today, News Georgia reports.

The Tbilisi Mayor’s Office refused to make concessions on the night of November 7-8. A transportation official said that there were no funds to increase the wages. Wages were increased by 16% three months ago.

Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili decided to form a governmental commission for labour relations and social dialogue.

Georgian Minister for Economy Giorgi Kvirikashvili said that the commission will protect labour and social rights of the population. It will become a priority for the new government.