GWU demands inquiry by Auditor-General
The General Workers’ Union has called for an urgent investigation by the Auditor General into the role played by the government in the award of public cleaning tenders to companies belonging to Dominic Gafà.
In a statement, it noted that in 2012 the government awarded 27 cleaning contracts to Mr Gafà's company.
The contractor is at the heart of audio recordings released by the PN last week featuring comments by GWU General Secretary Tony Zarb.
The union said the values of the contracts were so low, that the government must have been aware that workers were employed in precarious conditions.
The GWU appealed to the prime minister to shoulder political responsibility for the exploitation of these workers and called on him to supply the necessary documents to the Auditor-General.
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paul camilleri
Feb 12th, 09:34
what about hotel room attendants, some of them have to clean 17 to 18 sometimes 20 rooms if not more on a daily bases thanks to the GWU agreements, if this is not slave labour at its worse again thanks to the GWU agreements!!!
Alex Caruana
Feb 11th, 18:33
Why PN are afraid of submitting the full recording. What is stopping them?
Claudia Spiteri
Feb 11th, 21:34
They have shown the full recording to the media that asked for them - like TVHEMM
John Attard
Feb 11th, 17:15
Well , this is the day...a Tony Zarb kickback...as he said...this is what he recommends if your e not on his good books! Auditor general should not waste time listening to such trivial issues. 'puxjatura hux!
mario delicata
Feb 11th, 17:14
OHHH ! So now the GWU wants an inquiry after the beans have been spoiled . Precarious conditions they say ! memory problem I guess ! my father and his brothers were beaten more then once by GWU officials back in the 80's at malta drydocks just because they refuse to attend to MLP meetings during minoff's time No overtime for them, and annonymous threats; thats what i call precarious conditions.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 11th, 16:34
Without doubt the GWU is complaining about these contracts being awarded without any "poxtjatura" from Tony Zarb, its director!
Antoine Vella
Feb 11th, 16:24
So here we've had a whistleblower who exposed the methods used by Toni Zarb and his henchman and what does the GWU do? They launch a vengeful crusade to destroy him.
And they have the cheek to talk about a Whistleblower Act.
Victor Laiviera
Feb 11th, 16:51
This was no whistleblower, this was a blood-sucking leech trying to get his revenge on the people who were trying to stop his exploitation of vulnerable workers.
Carmel Serracino-inglott
Feb 11th, 18:48
It is not what you say VL it is what it is and one only believes that if you are not with the GWU then you are against it and if so beware because the gwu will bombard you in the name of the workers-- remember the drydocks steel soldiers? Never mind the workers , look at saviour DM Never mind Malta l-ewwel u qabel kollox if not first the MLP. ( and GWU of course.) So beware come ninth of March.
gaetano attard
Feb 11th, 16:10
keep it up tony and gwu.
A.G.
Joseph Apap
Feb 11th, 16:09
How many cleaning contracts were awarded in 2012 so one can work out what percentage does the 27 contracts represent
Ronnie Callus
Feb 11th, 15:54
Tony kompli ghafas fuq din il-kwistjoni thalliex izjed minn jipprova jbelghalna r-ross bil-labra, ghax hlief kurruzzjoni ma' smajniehx minn naha l-ohra u jippruvaw jitfuha fuq haddiehor.Biss nahseb in-nies issa tghallmet u ma'tridtx minn jghaddija izjed biz-zmien.
Carmel Serracino-inglott
Feb 11th, 18:57
Nispera li ghandek ragun. Le ghal EU le ghal Independenza; Le ghal Eurozone; Iva ghal bhal cipru etc etc. Nispera li indunaw min kien qed jipprova jghaddija biz-zmien.
Remember the facts e.g. number of jobs now and the PRECARIOUS JOBS then e.g. Izra u rabbi But who tries to speak , for heavens sake, the persons who live in glasshouses.
Please choose the reason of your report below: