The management of IDS Borjomi terminated the employment contract with 49 plant workers, the company said in a statement, Report informs, referring to a foreign media outlet.
“Today, IDS Borjomi faces big tasks,” the company said. “The company is doing everything possible to stay afloat and keep jobs as much as possible.”
The company thanked the remaining employees for their understanding and expressed the hope that it would not have to make further reductions. The day before, IDS Borjomi employees went to a rally in the company’s yard in the city of Borjomi, which opposed the new labour contracts.
At the end of April, IDS Borjomi announced a temporary suspension of production at factories in Georgia due to financial problems caused by the situation in Ukraine. The workers were offered new conditions.