Malta: Developers’ lobby wants construction workers to qualify for state aid

The Malta Developers’ Association is insisting that construction workers are entitled to state benefits like other categories of workers.

In a statement on Tuesday, the MDA said it made tangible proposals which would see developers and contractors agreeing to reduce further excavation and demolition works.

The lobby insisted that since the measure would result in a reduction in working hours, construction employees should not be discriminated and therefore they should be treated exactly like other categories of employees and benefit from state aid.

Some 16,000 full-time employees work in the construction industry according the MDA.

Source: Newsbook

Updated: 16:25