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UHM presents its Budget proposals
UHM Voice of the Workers unveiled its proposals for 2023 Budget. Watch the news conference addressed by CEO Josef Vella Download the document with all the proposals by clicking here.
Less than one in five thefts solved in 2021
Less than one in five thefts reported last year to the police have been solved, with the highest number of these crimes happening in St Julian’s. It transpires than in…
EESC calls for strong, streamlined regulation of crypto-assets
The European Economic and Social Committee backs increased regulation of crypto-assets, with robust, coherent rules to better protect investors across the EU in line with current measures applied to traditional…
New UHM Voice of the Workers premises inaugurated
Prime Minister Robert Abela has officially inaugurated the new premises of UHM Voice of the Workers in a ceremony held on Thursday 29th September which coincided the 56th anniversary of…
A unified front from unions as cost of living continues to soar
Forum Unions Maltin, the General Workers Union, the Confederation of Maltese Trade Unions, together with UHM Voice of the Workers are requesting a meeting with the Government to discuss a…
Value of minimum wage in Malta falls by 5.1%
The sharp rise in the cost of living has significantly impacted Malta’s minimum wage earners whose value has fallen by This worrying trend emerged from an analysis carried out by…
Study highlights ‘marginal’ role of collective bargaining on telework in Malta
A study on remote working across the EU has revealed that in Malta telework is heavily regulated by State legislation with limited say by the unions on the matter due…
Maltese spend twice as much as EU average on healthcare
The Maltese are spending twice as much as the European average on private healthcare, despite having a free public health care service. It transpires that out-of-pocket spending (OOP) – the…
Permits for new dwellings close to Pre-Covid-19 level
In the first half of this year the number of residential building permits issued were close to the pre-Covid 19 levels, thus suggesting that the construction industry has significantly recovered…
Biggest rise in traffic accidents was in Gozo
Photo: Google Street View Gozo has registered the biggest increase in traffic accidents in the second quarter of 2022 with a 33% rise in the number of reported collisions in…