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‘Deserving’ vs ‘Undeserving’: Refugees vs Economic Migrants

January 15, 2019 · Daiva Repečkaitė ·

Suffering seems to be an obligatory justification to enter Europe. In a fairer and more balanced system, economic migrants would have not had to take a perilous journey just to find work. But if trauma is the expectation, they get traumatised, too.

Tagged With: human rights, migration, poverty, social justice

Why Malta Urgently Needs Social Enterprises

October 12, 2018 · Joseph Bartolo ·

In the situation where the state resigned from assisting the people in need, social enterprises and NGOs have no option but to tackle the issue by themselves.

Tagged With: activism, democracy, poverty, social enterprise

Statistics for Social Justice in Malta

March 27, 2018 · Joseph Bartolo ·

Lower income groups are not compensated enough for the increase in the cost of living. In other words, year after year, they are being driven into deeper poverty.

Tagged With: inequality, neoliberalism, poverty, social justice

Defining Poverty

December 2, 2017 · Matthew Darmanin ·

Why Malta urgently needs a rent regulation scheme.

Tagged With: Malta Housing Association, MDA, poverty, property market, rent, rent control, social housing

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