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Saturday, January 30, 2016
Renzo Piano among the stars for this year's carnival
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GRTU applauds disabled persons initiative, laments lack of consultation
The Malta Chamber for SMEs said it supported all calls and initiatives towards social integration of persons with disability, but lamented the lack of consultation. A dormant legislation was recently kick-started to ensure that two per cent of employees in companies with at least 20 workers are persons with disability for businesses. Data made available during an MCESD meeting shows that the private sector is employing over 350 registered disabled persons. The GRTU said it believed the private sector is showing its willingness to support this initiative not just because it is legally obliged to do so but because it also values its return. There are, in fact, 700 enterprises that even though not obliged by law, still employ people with disability. "The employment of persons with disability should not be seen as a mere statistical exercise or push employers into an easy way out of paying a contribution instead. It should be a hand-in-hand approach with employers to look into the needs of the specific business operation and how those persons with disability who are looking at participating in the labour market are matched through a process." However, the GRTU said it was...
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Data Commissioner rejects claim by Enemalta workers who received letter from Simon Busuttil
The Data Commissioner has rejected a complaint filed by Enemalta workers about a letter they had received from Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil, the Nationalist Party said in a statement.
Last year, Dr Busuttil had sent a letter to Enemalta workers to address them about the situation in the corporation. He had dealt with the corporation's privatisation, the sale of the BWSC plant and the lack of transparency the government was showing in contracts it had signed. Eleven Enemalta workers had lodged a complaint with the Data Commissioner, claiming violation of the Data Protection Act,
In his decision, the Data Commissioner concluded that Dr Busuttil had every right to send such a letter as it had been sent with the intention to inform the workers of the situation in the energy sector. The constitutional role of the Opposition Leader cannot be hampered in a democratic society.
There was no breach of privacy when the letter was sent, the commissioner concluded.
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GRTU urges ‘hand-holding’ from government over disability quota
GRTU warns that invoicing employers non-compliant with the disability quota without proper consultation and hand-holding 'will only serve to portray the need to integrate people with disability as a burden'
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Updated: 33 Greece-bound migrants drown off Turkish coast
Turkey's state-run news agency says at least 33 people, including five children, have drowned in the Aegean Sea after their Greece-bound boat capsized off the Turkish coast.
Anadolu Agency says coast guards rescued 75 others from the sea Saturday near the resort of Ayvacik en route to the Greek island of Lesbos.
The agency has identified the survivors as natives of Afghanistan, Syria and Myanmar.
The International Organization for Migration says 218 people have died this year while trying to cross by sea from Turkey to Greece.
Turkey is hosting an estimated 2.5 million refugees from Syria.
In November, Turkey agreed to fight smuggling networks and stem the flow of migrants into Europe. In return, the EU has pledged 3 billion euros ($3.25 billion) to help improve the refugees' conditions.
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Kerber upsets Serena Williams to win Australian title
Angelique Kerber has upset Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to win the Australian Open title, ending the six-time champion's unbeaten streak in finals at Melbourne Park.
Williams was an overwhelming favorite at the Australian Open, where she had won all six previous times she'd reached the final, and was trying to equal Steffi Graf's Open-era record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles.
For the second time in as many majors, though, she fell short. Williams won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2015 before losing to Roberta Vinci in the U.S. Open semifinals.
The 34-year-old Williams hadn't lost a set in the first six rounds here until dropping the first on Saturday night against No. 7-seeded Kerber, who was playing in her first major final.
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Hunger strike by prisoners ends after a day
A group of prisoners who went on hunger strike yesterday to complain about prison conditions ended this morning, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela said.
The hunger strike started after the prisoners complained about poor conditions in Corradino Correctional Facility's Division 2.
The complaints revolved around a lack of adequate showering and clothes washing facilities.
Speaking this morning on radio programme Għandi xi Ngħid, Mr Abela said the Director of Prisons had met with the prisoners to assure them that their complaints will be seen to.
Division 2 was one of the older parts of the prison and needed refurbishing.
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