Malta - Covid payment for dockworkers - May 31, 2026

Port workers will receive a one-off payment rewarding them for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the payment will not be funded by taxpayers. During a general conference of the Malta Dockers Union, the Prime Minister announced that port workers will get a one-off payment of several thousand euros, depending on the time they spent working during the pandemic. However, the union president clarified that the payment will be taken out of the Pension and Contingency Fund, which is funded by employers of port workers, not taxpayers.

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