Malta Shipyards Ltd [1] is a merger of two state-owned entities, namely, Malta Drydocks Corporation and Malta Shipbuilding Company Ltd. These two companies had been running at a loss for many years and required government subsidies to continue their operations. In the accession negotiations leading
The Maltese trade union movement is divided into two main camps: the General Workers’ Union (GWU [1]), which represents a cross-section of the Maltese workforce and more than 50% of Maltese unionised workers; and the Confederation of Malta Trade Unions (CMTU [2]), which is an umbrella organisation
The General Workers' Union (GWU [1]) is the largest trade union in Malta in terms of the number of workers it represents (over 50% of all union members) and also the variety of categories of workers within its fold (MT0404102F [2]). It is divided into nine sections each of which is headed by a