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Datablog | What predicts job satisfaction in Georgia?

by The Caucasus Datablog

•2 min read

Unemployment remains one of the most frequently cited concerns among Georgians. But how satisfied with their jobs are those who are employed? Public opinion polling consistently shows that the most important issue facing the country is unemployment. While official data suggests an unemployment rate of around 17%, Caucasus barometer survey data suggests that only 40% consider themselves employed. While unemployment is clearly an issue, a secondary point is the quality of jobs available: a th

Analysis

Datablog | Lockdown vs re-opening the economy in Georgia

by Rati Shubladze

•3 min read

Aside from the public health situation, COVID-19 has led to rising unemployment, reduced incomes, and food insecurity in Georgia. As the number of new daily confirmed cases is again on the rise, the Caucasus Datablog takes a look at how people felt about the anti-coronavirus restrictions when they were at their height. Despite polling from CRRC Georgia’s COVID-19 Monitor surveys showing that the public supported the vast majority of the government’s anti-coronavirus policies, the

emigrants

Voices of Georgian emigrants — ‘They treated us like dogs’

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•9 min read

Since the 1990s, thousands of Georgians have left home in search of opportunities abroad, pushed out by food poverty, debts, unemployment, or to escape violence in the family. Below are stories from three women who braved landmines, hidden containers, and frozen seas in search for a better future in Greece. Leila — four hours in the icy sea ‘I left because of my children. They graduated from secondary school and I didn’t have the means to send them to higher education. Of course, I wa

anika

People with disabilities struggle to gain employment in Georgia

by Tamuna Chkareuli

•8 min read

For many people with disabilities in Georgia, finding any job at all seems all but impossible. A lack of basic services or even formal schooling and widespread prejudice compounds the problem. The government is taking steps to help people with disabilities into work, but NGOs, who often have to fill the gap, argue that much more needs to be done. When Aleko Gamkhuashvili first came to Anika, he didn’t engage in any of the activities available at the centre. Anika is a Tbilisi-based NGO that

Abaza

Unemployment and outmigration keep Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia in stagnation

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•7 min read

While official statistics may say otherwise, many see unemployment in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia as among the worst in Russia. Deindustrialisation, social alienation, and local corruption have all played a part in the region’s stagnation. In Kabardino-Balkaria, and to an extent, in neighbouring Karachay–Cherkessia, there is a rapid alienation of young people. Those who cannot find a decent job in the republic often become addicted to alcohol. Others are trying to earn a l

Coal Power

North Ossetia’s toxic choice

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•7 min read

Residents of North Ossetia’s capital Vladikavkaz have long sounded the alarm at the environmental condition of their city. Many blame Electrozinc, a metallurgical plant located inside the city. But there is another side of the coin, and for the factory’s 2,000 employees, their very livelihoods depend on the plant. Electrozinc is an industrial enterprise and the largest taxpayer and investor in North Ossetia. It contributed around ₽300 million ($5.4 million) to the republic’s budget in 2017.

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s unrecognised army of unemployed

by Seymur Kazimov

•5 min read

Two years after the twice devaluation of the manat and three years after world oil prices plummeted, official statistics in Azerbaijan suggest a rosy picture of the economy. Meanwhile, local companies continue to shut down, each day adding more people to the country’s army of unemployed. [Read in Azerbaijani — Azərbaycan dilində oxuyun] ‘Today everybody, who wants to work, can find a job’, Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan proclaimed on 4 August. According to him, 1.5 million job