Malta -Inquiry into precarious conditions of healthcare workers -September 2, 2011

Criticism about the plight of precarious workers in Malta’s state hospitals has led to the government setting up a board of inquiry into their pay and conditions. Earlier there were several attempts to highlight the conditions of precarious workers; for example Toni Zarb, Secretary General of the General Workers’ Union (GWU), has raised the issue several times. After the parliamentay opposition health spokesperson argued that conditions of work and pay of subcontracted care workers were in breach of the law, the government has set up a board of inquiry. GWU is hoping that the outcome may also help remove the fear of reprisals that currently deters workers from becoming union members.

English: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2011/06/articles/mt1106019i.htm

 

This article was published in the Collective Bargaining Newsletter. It aims to facilitate information exchange between trade unions and to support the work of ETUC's collective bargaining committee. For more information, please contact the editor Maarten van Klaveren, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) M.vanKlaveren@uva.nl. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org, and on the AIAS at www.uva-aias.net. © ETUI aisbl, Brussels 2011.