Malta: government wants to change the mode of calculation of trade union enrolments

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27 October 2006 à 15h11

Updated on 31 October 2006 à 16h06

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Publication: 27 October 2006 à 15h11, Updated on 31 October 2006 à 16h06

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The Maltese government wants to reform the rules applying to trade unions as regards the determination of their enrolment. This comes after a controversy triggered by a trade union which had not provided the correct figures. (Ref. 061088)

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27 October 2006 à 15h11

Updated on 31 October 2006 à 16h06

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Following an incorrect enrolment declaration by the General Workers Union (GWU), the Maltese government wants to put more transparency into trade union statutes, especially when it comes to the number of memberships. Indeed, the Maltese daily newspaper “Times of Malta” recently revealed that the GWU, which claims to have 47 000 members, only has a little more than 19 000. The trade union has included the members which no longer pay their dues and are thus no longer defended by the GWU. In Malta

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