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ELA needs to assert its authority
European Labour Authority executive director Cosmin Boiangiu was recently in Malta for talks with the government and various stakeholders including employers and unions who are part of the Employment Relations…
Workers’ Day – What does it really mean?
For the second year running, Workers’ Day is being commemorated in extraordinary circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mass celebrations and events cannot be held nor activities such as the…
Don’t shoot the messenger!
Time and time again UHM Voice of the Workers has had to resort to industrial action in the face of cases whereby the employer is running roughshod over workers’ fundamental…
Is history repeating itself?
For the second year running June 1 is being hyped up as the day when the country starts reverting to normality following the COVID-19 outbreak which started in March last…
Economic resilience or papering over the cracks?
Malta’s economy has exhibited a high degree of resilience in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak which caused huge shocks particularly in tourism, performing arts and the entertainment industries. The…
The long road to redemption
The spate of arraignments made recently in connection with two magisterial inquiries into allegations of kickbacks involving people at the highest echelons of power, businessmen and professionals is just the…
Are we barking up the wrong tree?
Last year State agency Ambjent Malta planted close to 22,000 ‘trees’ as part of its remit which includes afforestation projects across the Maltese Islands. The latest part of this green…
Back to square one… not exactly
This time last year Malta entered into partial lockdown as the COVID-19 pandemic loomed on the horizon. A public health emergency was declared. Schools were closed, non-essential services and shops…
The housing problem
A recent Housing Authority study showed that two thirds of those applying for social housing are single mothers. Women account to three out of four applicants and half of the…
Covid-19: Throwing caution to the waves…wind
On March 7, 2020 Malta registered its first coronavirus case after an Italian 12-year-old girl tested positive. Many braced themselves for the worst, but few could have forecast what would…