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Workers: What is in store for you?
With the general election campaign in its final stretch there are still thousands of undecided workers for whom the question still lingers: What is in it in store for me…
Watch: UHM’s position on mandatory union membership
UHM Voice of the Workers Chief Executive Officer Josef Vella interviewed on the proposal for mandatory trade union membership for workers. UHM believes that this should apply to low-income workers…
Right to repair: MEPs set out their demands ahead of Commission’s proposal
In a resolution approved with 41 votes in favour, none against and 4 abstentions, the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee stresses that an effective right to repair should address…
EU protects workers from dangerous chemicals
A proposed revision of the carcinogens and mutagens directive - an EU law to protect workers from risks related to exposure to carcinogenic and mutagenic substances – has been approved…
A campaign in oblivion
The March 26th general election campaign has reached its midpoint. There are ample signs that political parties are struggling to mobilise their hardcore supporters. Given that this campaign has come…
Attard tops the speed camera ticket list
(Photo: Google Maps) Motorists commuting through Triq in-Nutar Zarb in Attard beware, as this thoroughfare topped the list for the highest number of speed camera fines issued in 2020, with…
MEPs a ban on ‘golden passports’ and specific rules for ‘golden visas’
MEPs adopted a legislative initiative report calling on the Commission to table a proposal by the end of its mandate. The commitment by the Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the UK,…
EU promoting decent work worldwide
The European Commission has recently presented to the European Parliament and Member States a policy document to promote decent work across all sectors in domestic markets, in third countries and…
Europe’s darkest hour
(Photo: European Parliament) Vladimir Putin’s decision to go to war with neighbouring Ukraine to fulfil his expansionist and imperialistic dreams marks Europe’s darkest hour since the torrid days of World…
Three-fold increase in assets frozen by the ARB
A three-fold increase in the amount of frozen assets acquired through criminal means has been registered in 2020, with the overall value exceeding €16 million. This figure was divulged in…