Many part-timers 'exploited'

Żminijietna - Voice of the Left has welcomed Social Policy Minister John Dalli's instructions that whoever bids for government contracts should also include details of the conditions they are offering workers.

Żminijietna said a substantial number of workers taken on by such contractors are on a part-time basis and urged Minister Dalli to tackle the increasing exploitation of part-time workers in various sectors of the economy.

The group noted that part-time work is on the rise in Malta, to the extent that there are around 47,000 part-time workers, 26,000 of whom have only part-time work as their main source of income. Many such workers are afraid of reporting their employers to the authorities for fear of negative repercussions at work, Żminijietna said.