The reform in the law that regulates Temping Agencies has led to less than a quarter of the original number of operators operating today – The PM in a pre-Budget consultation meeting with UħM
“Thanks to the reform that took place, today there are less than a quarter of the Temping Agencies operators that were previously regulated, who are operating.”
Prime Minister Robert Abela claimed this during another pre-Budget consultation meeting with UħM Voice of the Workers.
A consultation meeting in which a discussion dominated the workers’ rights in our country and how they should continue to be improved not only in the coming Budget but even beyond that.
In the discussions the Prime Minister Robert Abela claimed how the Government is being proactive and addressing this where necessary and not waiting for the Budget for next year to be announced.
It was here that he mentioned the reform that governed the Temping Agencies. A reform that has led to the fact that today less than a quarter of the number of operators of the original Temping Agencies operate and are carrying out their work in accordance with guidelines and procedures that protect the realities of the different labor markets in our country .
“We have also seen that through special revisions we address an over-supply of workers in certain particular sectors. I mention those of the y-plates and the food couriers so that at the same time we also protect the daily bread of the workers who have been working in these sectors because over-supply can ultimately affect in a negative way workers who have long been established in this sector while creating room for abuse,” Dr. Abela also claimed.
The Prime Minister recalled how the Government continued to weigh the workers in our country through the historic agreement that led to a substantial increase in the minimum wage, not only now but also for the coming years. This together with the peace of mind through the subsidies due to the inflation in energy prices which ensured that the employer continues with his operation in a normal way and the burden is not put on the worker.
“Let’s discuss, let’s brainstorm ideas so that our workers remain at the forefront of this country’s priorities,” concluded the Prime Minister.
Accompanying the Prime Minister were the Ministers Michael Falzon, Byron Camilleri and Clyde Caruana, the Parliamentary Secretary Andy Ellul, the Member of Parliament Katya De Giovanni and the Head of the Secretariat in the Office of the Prime Minister Mark Mallia.
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