The road to the Borjomi factory cuts through a gorge covered with trees.
Outside the factory, in the hot sun, sits Giorgi*. "Please excuse our office", he jokes, gesturing toward the cushion-inset tires which are being used as chairs.
Giorgi, who has worked at the factory for many years, is one of 400 workers on strike at two of the Borjomi water plants. While Borjomi is little known in the West, the fizzy, slightly salty water is found in shops from Belarus to Kyrgyzstan.
