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32. Ledi Natadze, member of the election commission of Odzisi village precinct # 25 in
Dusheti district from the Georgian Dream, was fired from job. Natadze was teaching
Georgian Language and Literature in Odzisi Public School. “They had to resume labor
contracts with teachers in September. I was already told that they are not going to continue
my contract while all other teachers will have their contracts resumed. This fact is connected
with my political affiliation. On August 26, Coalition Georgian Dream nominated me for the
commission membership of PEC # 25 in Odzisi village. Presumably they fired me for that
reason. There cannot be any other reason. I am experienced teacher; I have worked at school
for 40 years; I have never been rebuked in my life. Although I am 69, there are some teachers
at school who are older than I am and nobody had fired them,” Ledi Natadze told ICMM.
“New labor contracts were not signed with any teacher yet. I do not know what will happen.
I can assure you that either I will leave school together with Ledi Natadze or we both remain
here to work,” Roena Kvitsiani, director of Odzisi Public School told ICMM. 51
33. Teacher threatened with firing from school-Teacher of the Arguni village Public School
in Dusheti district Izo Khutsishvili was threatened with firing from school because of
meeting with the leaders of the Georgian Dream. “On August 12, head of Georgian Dream‟s
Dusheti organization Tedo Kariauli and other leaders of the Coalition visited our village. I
also arrived at the meeting. A lot of people were gathered including the supporters of the
National Movement. Tedo Kariauli said that teachers used to have twice higher salaries
during communist regime than they have now. He added that if there was any teacher at the
meeting, they could confirm his allegation. I will repeat now what I replied to him at the
meeting: “we did not have higher salaries during communist regime but we had various
privileges: we received 50 lari per month to buy fire-wood; if any teacher rented a house, the
government paid the rent.” Next day, director of the Arguni Public School Nana
Mchedlishvili visited me at home and asked where I was on the previous day. She said people
from the Dusheti district administration had called her and requested to warn her teacher to
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