Transport collapse in the capital - 23 metro stations are closed in Tbilisi.
The employees of Subway, who transport 400 000 passengers a day, are n strike. They are not going to return to work till their salaries increase.
Tbilisi City Hall accuses employees of Subway of blackmail and offers Tbilisi residents free buses as a way to solve a critical situation. However, the stoppage of the Metropolitan has caused an overload of other municipal transport.
Employees of Metro ask the Public Defender to get involved in the process. They call on the president, Prime Minister and Parliament to get interested in the problems.
According to the strikers, nobody demands increase of transport fees and the Mayor of the capital lies.
The Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center protect the rights of subway employees. According to lawyer Lina Gvinianidze, it is necessary to start negotiations between the company, strikers and the Mayor"s Office.