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Workers' Strike at
Evolution Gaming

Worldwide Media Coverage
2024

Table of Contents

1. Solidarity Statements

   1. Unions

      1. AFL CIO-s letter of solidarity [Preview]
      2. Culinary Union 226 statement to the Nevada Gaming Commission [Preview]
         1. Video
      3. Trade Union Guild – Georgia [Preview]
      4. Unionen – Sweden [Preview]
      5. TU Guria Express’s solidarity [Preview] [EN]
      6. UNI Global Union’s solidarity [Preview] [EN]
         1. UNI Global Union
      7. UNI Europa Gaming’s solidarity [Preview]
         1. Uni Europa
      8. LabourStart Solidarity Campaign [Preview]
      9. Movement Khma’s solidarity [Preview] [EN]
      10. Union for Life [Preview] [EN]
      11. Union of Professional Musicians of Georgia [Preview] [EN]
      12. Force Ouvrière – France
      13. Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) - Servicios - Spain
      14. Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Operadores de Libros y Establecimientos de Diversión, Hoteles, Restaurantes, Comunicaciones, y Servicios en Entidades Locales y Federales (SINTOLED) – Mexico
   2. Other NGOs/CSOs

      1. Public Defender of Georgia [Preview] [EN]
      2. Partnership for Human Rights [Preview] [EN]
      3. Joint announcement of various CSOs [Preview] [EN]
      4. Georgian Young Lawyers Association [Preview] [EN]
2. Media

   1. US Media

      1. Online Casino Workers Went on Hunger Strike Over Working Conditions | WIRED [Preview]
      2. Nevada Culinary Union Cites Georgia Strike in Opposing License for Evolution Gaming [Preview]
      3. Evolution workers in Georgia begin hunger strike as union demands pay rise [Preview]
      4. Culinary Union Local 226 files complaint over unfair labor practices at Evolution [Preview]
      5. Indy Gaming: Why Culinary is focused on a Swedish gaming equipment company - The Nevada Independent [Preview]
      6. Evolution facing Georgian strike action over 'unsanitary workplace conditions' [Preview]
      7. Evolution RNG performances 'embarrassing', says analyst [Preview]
      8. Evolution's Overseas Labor Strike Could Impact US Online Casino Expansion Efforts in 2025 [Preview]
   2. Swedish Media

      1. Uppror på Evolution – tusentals hotar att gå ut i strejk - Breakit [Preview] [EN]
      2. Evolution-anställda uppges gå ut i strejk. - DN.se
      3. Hungerstrejk på svenska bolaget Evolution i Georgien | SvD
      4. Svenska fack agerar efter hungerstrejken på Evolution | SvD
      5. Evolution verkställer hotet: Kapar 1.000 jobb i Georgien efter strejk [Preview] [EN]
      6. Här är svenska kasinobolaget som sparkar 1 000 strejkande arbetare
      7. Swedish company's games featured in illegal online casinos - Radio Sweden [Preview]
      8. Sparekonom: Evolution behöver kommunicera mer till aktiemarknaden - Nyheter (Ekot) | Sveriges Radio [Preview] [EN]
      9. Kritiken mot svenska speljätten: De har ett moraliskt ansvar - Nyheter (Ekot) | Sveriges Radio [Preview] [EN]
   3. Georgian Media

      1. English

         1. civil.ge Thousands of Workers at Georgia's Major Student Employer go on Strike [Preview]
         2. Interpressnews.ge Public Defender Makes Statement [Preview]
         3. Interpressnews.ge: Striking Employees Call on Government to Take a Stand [Preview]
         4. Georgia Today: Update from the 6th Day of the Strike [Preview]
         5. Jam News: Strike at Evolution Georgia [Preview]
         6. OC Media: Striking Employees Stage Sit-In [Preview]
         7. interpressnews.ge: Some of the striking employees begin hunger strike [Preview]
         8. Radio Liberty’s article on Strike [Preview]
         9. Publika’s article on Strike [Preview]
         10. Netgazeti about the strike [Preview]
         11. Sova Facebook Coverage [Preview]
         12. Civil.ge
      2. Georgian

         1. radiotavisupleba.ge [Preview] [EN]
         2. radiotavisupleba.ge [Preview] [EN]
         3. mautskebeli.ge - analytical article on the ongoing processes. [Preview] [EN]
         4. publika.ge [Preview] [EN]
         5. netgazeti.ge [Preview] [EN]
         6. Mautskebeli გაფიცვა და მისი მტრები – შტრაიკბრეხერები [Preview] [EN]
      3. TV Clips

         1. https://www.facebook.com/TVFormula/videos/475123448635532/ [Preview] [EN]
         2. https://www.facebook.com/TradeUnionLABOR/videos/806875234842808/ [Preview] [EN]
         3. https://www.facebook.com/TradeUnionLABOR/videos/1158251252126122/ [Preview] [EN]
         4. TV 1 [Preview] [EN]
         5. TV Formula [Preview] [EN]
         6. Mtavari TV [Preview] [EN]
         7. Radio Liberty about the Strike [Preview] [EN]
      4. Videos

         1. https://www.facebook.com/TradeUnionLABOR/videos/1854772811673937 (SUBBED) [Preview] [EN]
         2. https://www.facebook.com/mautskebeli.ge/videos/1428366361193489 [Preview] [EN]
         3. https://www.facebook.com/solidaritycenter/videos/811796747822093 (SUBBED) [Preview]
   4. Other Media

      1. UNI Global: Evolution Gaming workers on strike in Georgia [Preview]
      2. igamingexpress: Striking Employees at Evolution Georgia [Preview]
      3. Sigma.work Unrest at Evolution Georgia [Preview]
      4. UNI Global: Swedish unions call out Evolution Gaming for anti-union stance
3. Potential Legal Liabilities and Lawsuits

   1. Eastern District of Pennsylvania Securities Fraud Case: Filed by Federman & Sherwood [Full]
      Related: The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Announces Investigation of Evolution AB (EVVTY) on Behalf of Investors | Business Wire [Full]
      1. Highlights also include Australian and Swedish regulators fining Evolution customers
4. Georgian Government/Union Activities

   1. სახალხო დამცველი (Public Defender Statements)

      1. Public Defender Establishes Sexual Harassment in Labour Relations [Preview]
      2. სექსუალური შევიწროება (Sexual Harassment allegations) [Preview] [EN]
      3. ზოგადი წინადადება სსიპ შრომის ინსპექციის მრჩეველთა საბჭოს შრომით ურთიერთობებში დისკრიმინაციული მოპყრობის შემთხვევების გამო [Preview] [EN]
      4. სახალხო დამცველის განცხადება შპს „ევოლუშენ ჟორჯიას“ თანამშრომლების შრომის პირობებთან დაკავშირებით (Georgia Public Defender Responds to LABOR Strike) [Preview] [EN]
      5. სახალხო დამცველი შპს „ევოლუშენ ჯორჯიას“ თანამშრომელთა გაფიცვას ეხმიანება (Georgia Public Defender Makes Statement 2 weeks into the strike) [Preview] [EN]
      6. სახალხო დამცველი ევოლუშენ ჯორჯიას გაფიცულ თანამშრომლებს შეხვდა (Georgia Public Defender Visits Strikers) [Preview] [EN]
      7. https://www.facebook.com/TradeUnionLABOR/videos/1423911274939628/ (Georgia Public Defender Statement on Strike) [Preview] [EN]
      8. დისკრიმინაციული პრაქტიკების წახალისების აღმოფხვრისკენ მოწოდება (Public Defender on Inciting Discrimination) [Preview] [EN]
   2. სასამართლო (Court cases filed)

      1. https://gtuc.ge/profkavshirebma-evolushen-geimings-sasamartlo-dava-mougo/ (Court Case for unfair dismissal, Evolution Fined) [Preview] [EN]
      2. https://gtuc.ge/profkavshiri-wevri-disciplinuri-saxdeli/ (Report on Disciplinary actions against shufflers) [Preview] [EN]
      3. https://gtuc.ge/evolushenma-dava-profkavshirebtan-isev-waago/ (Court reinstates unfairly dismissed employee) [Preview] [EN]
      4. https://gtuc.ge/sasamartlom-evolushen-jorjias-idzulebiti-mocdenis-anazgaureba-daakisra/ (Employee compensated for lost time/forced shift cancelation) [Preview] [EN]
      5. https://gtuc.ge/evolution-sasamartlo-dava (Company loses multiple court cases against union workers) [Preview] [EN]
      6. ევოლუშენიდან გაფიცულის უკანონოდ გაგდება (Evolution Illegaly firing a striker) [FB] [EN]
   3. სსიპ პერსონალურ მონაცემთა დაცვის სამსახური (Issues of personal data protection)

      1. https://gtuc.ge/evolution-gaming-personalur-monacemta-dacva/ [Preview] [EN]
      2. https://gtuc.ge/sasamatlo-dava-gtuc/ [Preview] [EN]
      3. ქალების გახდის გადაღებისთვის ჯარიმა (Fine for recording women change) [Preview] [EN]
      4. უსაფრთხოების უფროსის დამნაშავედ ცნობა (Head of security service guilty) [Preview] [EN]
   4. პოლიტიკოსების განცხადებები (Political Statements)

      1. https://www.facebook.com/TradeUnionLABOR/videos/1224701222186399/ [Preview] [EN]
      2. https://www.facebook.com/tvpirveli.ge/videos/1161059188300679 [Preview] [EN]
      3. https://www.facebook.com/natia.mezvrishvili.9/videos/930508532142720/ [EN]
      4. https://www.facebook.com/natia.mezvrishvili.9/videos/3108526102612209/ [EN]
      5. https://www.facebook.com/GakhariaGiorgi/videos/1582284855686097/ [EN]
      6. https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/politika/76633-lasha-baqradze-evolushenis-saqmeze-chveni-solidaroba-gapitsulebs-mkholod-ertianobit [Preview] [EN]
5. Photos from Picket Lines
6. Latest Undocumented News

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