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criticised by the Georgian government for polluting three rivers adjacent to its mine. It gave the company, which has invested $300mn in Georgia and employs 3,000 workers, nine months to stop releasing pollutants into the rivers. After the death of the miner in Imereti region, 50 of his co-workers protested against their employer, the Georgian Manganesi Company, demanding better working conditions.
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