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[LISTEN] COVID-19 and Solidarity: a Wish List of Government Measures in the Time of Crisis

April 9, 2020 · The IotL Magazine ·

Crisis must not be an excuse for discrimination and injustice. On the contrary, solidarity is our weapon during these difficult times.

Tagged With: COVID-19, economy, solidarity, worker's rights

COVID-19 and Solidarity: a Wish List of Government Measures in the Time of Crisis

March 18, 2020 · Daiva Repečkaitė ·

Crisis must not be an excuse for discrimination and injustice. On the contrary, solidarity is our weapon during these difficult times.

Tagged With: COVID-19, democracy, social justice, solidarity

Why I Used to Glorify Norman Lowell and How I’ve Managed to See through His Bullshit

May 11, 2019 · Anonymous ·

We must not give up on those who seem to be on the other side of the fence—after all, I too rallied behind Lowell in the past and I changed since then. And so can others.

Tagged With: acceptance, far-right, solidarity

The True Cause of Low Wages in Malta? Hint: It’s Not Foreign Workers.

May 1, 2019 · Raisa Galea ·

To find out more about the state of solidarity between workers of different ethnicity and their working conditions, I paid a visit to a private company which employs a large number of individuals from all over the world.

Tagged With: solidarity, trade unions, worker's rights

From Solidarity to Individualism: Malta’s Changing Work Culture and Organisation

April 27, 2019 · Edward L. Zammit ·

Recent developments in Malta’s economy and society are facilitating the emergence of a new—individualistic—work culture. Solidarity with fellow workers is being replaced by status awareness, individualism and prioritising of promotion prospects.

Tagged With: emancipation, solidarity, trade unions, worker's rights

Hope Dies Last. Malta Is Killing My Hope.

April 12, 2019 · Howard Silk ·

When your eagerness to contribute to society is never appreciated but mercilessly stymied and put into question in this country, just pack up and go elsewhere.

Tagged With: activistm, apathy, giving up, solidarity

Wirt iż-Żejtun and Bulebel: a Success Story

March 22, 2018 · Raisa Galea & Rachael Scicluna ·

How can communities resist aggressive development? Wirt iż-Żejtun shares a recipe for success.

Tagged With: community, democracy, Environment, over-development, solidarity

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