Di-Ve, 01 June 2010
The Forum Unions Maltin (FORUM) trade union confederation is lamenting the latest delays by government and the MCESD in dealing with its request to join the council, and is insisting that it will not give up its goal simply because of such tactics.
In a brief statement, the confederation of 11 trade unions, including the Malta Union of Teachers and the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses, said that government has refused to amend the law which set up MCESD to allow it to join the council and contribute. Instead, government has left the matter to the council, expecting it to take its own decision.
FORUM said that on April 9, it received a letter from MCESD chairman Sonny Portelli which said that the request would be given immediate attention at the council.
The next meeting was to be held on April 23, but it was disrupted and stopped abruptly. The meeting was thus postponed to May 29, but was postponed yet again for unknown reasons, FORUM said, adding that it is not yet known when the next meeting will be held.
The confederation noted that FORUM has been urging action over the matter for nearly 5 years, and that government had been dragging its feet all along. However, it stressed that such delaying tactics would not discourage it, adding that its criticism would continue until government decided to move away from a policy of exclusivity.
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