The Confederation of Malta Trade Unions – CMTU was set up in August 1959 to improve generally the economic and social conditions of employees, improve friendly relations between the federated organizations and to further cooperation and mutual consultation between them. The CMTU has no political
PART ONE – What happens when a Maltese girl falls in love with an Indian boy and decides to get married…..in India?! Yes………. we panicked, yes…………. we were concerned but in the end it was what she wanted and a group of family members decided
The purpose of this meeting is for UNI Europa to influence the decision making, to better understand Commission initiatives and to work for results that are in line with UNI Europa Finance policies. These meetings should be win–win in nature and this is achieved by
The minimum wage is usually established by law but in certain countries collective agreements are being used as a mechanism to regulate the minimum amount of money that a worker must receive in exchange for his work. The level of wages plays a crucial role
On the 22-23 November 2011 MUBE attended an International Labour Organisation (ILO) conference, organized by their International Training Centre in conjunction with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the EC/DG Employment, Social Affairs and Integration, on the ‘Conversion of Precarious Work into Work with
MANAGING ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS At a recent concluding seminar held in Brussels and coordinated by Federazione Autonoma Bancari Italiani (FABI), it was stressed that anti-discrimination practices should come more to light on the place of work. The Malta Union of Bank Employees – MUBE
European Trade Unions Initiatives on New Skills and New Jobs for Europe A conference organized by the European Trade Union Confederation – ETUC was held recently in Brussels entitled “For a Trade Union version of the New Skills, New Jobs Initiative”. The central theme of
Definition: When writing about European Works Councils EWCs), it must be said at the outset what in fact the EWCs are and what are theirs legal basis. They are several existing definitions of EWCs but in fact they mean the same thing. One of them
ETUC Economic and Employment Committee 18th October 2010 – Brussels. The world crisis was triggered by a number of factors pervasive in both housing and credit markets. When Lehman Brothers and other important financial institutions collapsed in late 2008, the crisis hit a key point
The project aims at the activation on the ECVET network in order to set ground and create realistic opportunities to apply the ECVET in the BIF sector which employees more then 6 million people in Europe. It clearly addresses the need, as stated in the
