Davit Sergeenko

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Davit Sergeenko

Georgia’s ‘most popular’ minister resigns

by OC Media

•4 min read

Georgia’s Minister of Health, Labour, and Social Affairs, Davit Sergeenko, has resigned from the government. Sergeenko was known as one of the most popular politicians in the country, regularly coming out on top in public opinion polls. Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze announced the news at a press briefing on 18 June, with Sergeenko and his successor by his side. Sergeenko will be replaced by Ekaterine Tikaradze, the CEO of Dostakari, the owner of the main hospital in the Sachkhere Distri

Social workers protesting outside the Government Chancellery in March 2019. The poster to the left reads: ‘social workers are not superman!’ Photo: Shota Kincha/OC Media.

Davit Sergeenko

Georgian social workers end strike after government ‘partially’ meets their demands

by OC Media

•3 min read

Georgia’s social workers have returned to work after a week-long strike, announcing that the government had ‘partially’ met their demands. In a statement on Facebook on Tuesday, Social Workers for Systemic Changes, a group set up to represent the striking social workers, said that the Ministry for IDPs, Labour, Health and Social Affairs had agreed to free them of administrative duties and provide the Social Service Agency with 30 vehicles to visit beneficiaries. They had previously had to

Davit Sergeenko

Striking Georgian social workers demand meeting with Prime Minister

by OC Media

•6 min read

Georgia’s social workers are demanding a meeting with Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze in order to address the ‘systemic changes’ they say are needed to the social services system. Almost all of the country’s social workers began a nationwide strike on Monday, holding simultaneous protests in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, and Telavi. Trade unions the Solidarity Network and Georgian Trade Unions Confederation, as well as several rights groups, joined the protest in front of Tbilisi’s Government C