Maltese children believe foreigners are inferior – Sunday Times

The Sunday Times says that a ‘substantial number’ Maltese children have prejudice against non-Maltese children and display traits of intolerance. A study commissioned by the Commissioner for Children finds that a fifth of Maltese children believe foreigners are inferior.

The report says that ne in every five Maltese students “gets angry” when foreign children demand the same rights as them and believe that some are inferior, a study has revealed.

The data, which emerged from a study by University of Malta researchers and commissioned by the Children’s Commissioner, analysed the lives of foreign minors and their overall well-being.

In other headline story The Sunday Times reports a scheme to help give unemployed people the skills to find a job, run by the General Workers’ Union, has cost the government €30 million but has only helped 44 participants move on to productive work. Story can be accessed here “€30 million GWU scheme generates just 44 jobsEmploymentUnionsLocal councils” 

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