New budget measures targeting Third Country Nationals who do not have long-term residency in Malta will only serve to divide workers, Sammy Meilaq warned on Thursday. "This discrimination is neither socialist nor is it Christian, because it oppresses that which is already the most oppressed, and it will only serve to divide workers instead of uniting
Veteran socialist militant and trade unionist Sammy Meilaq has formally condemned the Labour government’s budget measures affecting third-country nationals, accusing it of dividing workers while pursuing an economic model driven by private profit. In a declaration issued in his personal capacity, independently of the groups he belongs to, Meilaq argued
As early as 2018, Clyde Caruana warned us in government about the consequences of relying excessively on foreign labour. He recognised its contribution to growth, but also saw the pressures building: property prices, healthcare, traffic, infrastructure and social cohesion. His report was shredded as fast as it was printed. He raised these concerns
