FZL - Young Labour

Rent reform: standing up for cohabiting and gay couples

2009-01-27T06:09:00.000-08:00

Evarist Bartolo

Mary has been cohabiting with Joseph for nearly 40 years. She would have liked to marry him after her husband abandoned her and moved to Australia, where she has not been able to trace him. She has tried to marry Joseph but before she can do so, she has to provide proof that her husband has died. Otherwise she can be accused of bigamy.
Mary is now getting worried that she will end up homeless if Joseph dies before her, as the landowner has told her that he has rented the flat to Joseph and she has no right to stay there. She has been telling me to speak up for her in the rent reform legislation being discussed in parliament.
I had persons like Mary in mind when I spoke in parliament last Monday on the rent bill. The week before, Deputy Prime Minister Tonio Borg attacked the Labour Party for speaking in favour of the need to introduce measures in the new rent legislation to protect the rights of cohabiting couples and gay partners in long-term relationships.
Using a very offensive, cynical and derisory tone he poured scorn over the Labour Party’s demand. He asked whether the Labour Party was advocating a cohabitation register, and did it want to help a person who decided to cohabit after being widowed?
Why is Dr Borg so shocked? He was already a member of parliament more than 10 years ago when the Nationalist Party solemnly declared in its 1998 electoral manifesto (point 194) that it would enact a law to establish rights and obligations between a man and a woman who had formed a cohabiting relationship. More than 10 years have passed, and the Nationalist Party has not kept this promise. Had this promise been kept, there would be no need now to call for measures to protect the rights of cohabiting couples in the new rent legislation.
Dr Borg’s sarcastic and cynical tone on gay couples was in stark contrast to what the PN told gay people during last year’s electoral campaign. Representatives of the Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM) had met a delegation of the PN. During that meeting the PN had expressed itself in favour in principle of a newly proposed European Union (EU) directive against discrimination of gays and other minorities. In line with this proposed EU directive, the MGRM had submitted a list of proposals to all the political parties before the March elections, but the most important for them had been the regulation and legal protection of gay couples as enjoyed by married heterosexual couples, even when it comes to housing.
But now that the election has passed the PN government has changed its tone and its stand and is maintaining that the EU directive against discrimination is still premature, and that a long time of serious study and consideration is needed before incorporating such a directive in Maltese law. But at the pre-election meeting with the MGRM the government had said it was in favour of such a directive.
Malta needs legislation on civil partnerships of cohabitating or gay couples. Otherwise these persons are going to be deprived of the full equality of rights they are entitled to as citizens in our society.
Among those who supported Malta’s accession to the EU had been many who saw this as an opportunity to open up our society to civil liberties that we are still deprived of, and the elimination of discrimination and strong social prejudices against minorities like gays. Last March an EU report had said that Malta was one of seven countries in which protection from discrimination against homosexuals existed only in employment legislation.
The report, which urged that such protection be extended to other areas, specifically housing, had also said there existed no machinery in Malta for such protection. Government has still to take steps to set up such a structure.
It is no excuse to resist the EU directive against discrimination on the grounds that Malta is a traditional society, and that habits and mindsets have to change before we accept such civil rights legislation. When it came to introducing legislation to eliminate racism and discrimination against disabled persons, the PN government said that laws help to change culture and mentalities. The same argument applies now when it comes to cohabiting couples and gay partners in a long-term relationship.

Article published on Malta Today on the 25th January 2009.

Studenti jipprotestaw ghall-anonimità fl-ezamijiet

2009-01-20T07:26:00.000-08:00

Ghadd ta’ studenti wrew it-thassib taghhom u pprotestaw permezz ta’ emails u permezz tas-sit elettroniku Facebook, wara li aktar kmieni din il-gimgha rcevew minghand il-fakultà taghhom li minn issa ‘l quddiem, fl-ezamijiet mhux ser jibqghu jintuzaw iktar index numbers, izda minflok l-istudenti jridu jiktbu l-isem, il-kunjom u n-numru ta’ l-identità fuq il-karta ta’ l-ezami taghhom.

Numru ta’ studenti, fosthom mill-fakultà tal-ligi, kkuntattjaw lill-Ufficcju tar-Registrar biex jinghataw assigurazzjoni li l-anonimità taghhom tkun rispettata u li l-ezaminaturi ma jkollhomx access biex ikunu jafu ta’ min hi l-karta li qeghdin jikkoregu.

Is-sistema li kienet tithaddem sas-sena l-ohra kienet dik li l-istudenti jiktbu index number minflok isimhom fuq in-naha ta’ fuq tal-karta ta’ l-ezami, liema parti tkun maqtugha qabel tinghadda lill-ezaminatur.

L-index number kien ikun maghruf biss mill-istudent, filwaqt li l-ezaminatur ikun jista’ jara biss numru iehor li jkun inghata mis-segretarji tal-fakultà.

Bil-procedura l-gdida, l-istudenti issa se jkunu mitluba jiktbu l-isem, il-kunjom u n-numru tal-karta ta’ l-identità minflok l-index number fuq il-parti ta’ fuq, li tkun maqtugha.

Dawn l-ilmenti kollha min-naha ta’ l-istudenti wasslu biex l-ufficcju tar-Registrar johrog stqarrija biex iserrah mohh l-istudenti li din il-procedura se tassigura l-anonimità taghhom waqt l-ezamijiet, li bdew il-bierah, filwaqt li ghandha twassal biex jithaffef ix-xoghol tas-segretarji u jonqsu problemi ohra li kienu jinqalghu meta l-istudent kien jiehu zball fl-index number tieghu.

KullHadd talab il-kummenti tal-Kordinatrici tal-Edukazzjoni fi hdan il-KSU, Daniela Bartolo, li filwaqt li stqarret li din il-procedura l-gdida mhix ser taffettwa l-protezzjoni ta’ l-identità tal-istudenti, minhabba li l-karti ta’ l-ezami xorta wahda se jkunu nnumerati mis-segretarji tal-fakultà, ikkonfermat li ghad hawn credits fejn l-e?aminaturi jkunu jafu l-isem ta’ l-istudenti.

“Personalment iktar ihassibni l-fatt li ghad hemm credits fejn ma jigux assenjati office numbers, jigifieri li l-ezaminaturi jkunu jafu l-isem tal-istudenti. Din ghadha ssir f'xi fakultajiet u digà bhala KSU, ghamilniha cara li dan ma jistax jibqa’ jsir ghal numru ta' ragunijiet.”

Qbil dwar diversi temi bejn il-FZL u l-KSU

2008-11-17T00:28:00.000-08:00

Matul laqgha ta’ djalogu u konsultazzzjoni bejn il-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti (FZL) u ‘l-KSU (Kunsill Studenti Universitarji) b’tema d-drittijiet ta’ l-istudenti, hareg bic-car l-importanza li l-istudent ghadhu jigi kkonsultat aktar u mpoggi fic-centru tat-tehied tad-decizjonijiet bhala shab indaqs. Il-KSU stqarr li jaqbel li r-rapprezentanza tal-lehen studentesk fl-istituzzjoni universitarja ghandu jissahhah filwaqt li jtenni l-importanza li tissokta ‘l-hidma sabiex il-ghanijiet, il-kwailità u l-istandards hekk kif mfassla fil-Process ta’ Bologna, jintlehqu bl-oghla rata ta’ success possibbli.

F’sensiela ta’ laqghat ma’ ghaqdiet taz-zghazagh u dawk studenteski dwar il-kampanja imnedija mill-FZL favur id-drittijiet tal-istudenti, M’initex biss numru (Not just a number), qed jinhass l-importanza li jithares id-dritt ghall-lecturers kkwalifikati u ddedikati li jkunu prezenti matul is-sena akkademika kollha u ta’ ghajnuna ghall-istudenti barra il-hin tal-lezzjoni. L-KSU minn naha tieghu qal li qieghed iheggeg riforma fil-qafas tal-Matsec li ghanda twassal ghall-pass f’din d-direzzjoni u jara bidla fis-sistema tar-revizjoni tal-karta ta’ l-ezami, fejn bi dritt l-istudenti jkollhom access ghar-revizjoni tal-karta ta’ l-ezami. Hareg car ukoll li l-KSU jaqbel mall-propositi tal-FZL fil-harsien u l-infurzar ta’ qafas ta’ zmien hekk kif stipulat li fih jigu ppubblikati r-rizultati ta’ l-ezamijiet.

Il-KSU wera qbil mad-dritt li jkun hawn fierxa aktar wiesgha ta’ korsijiet fuq livell part-time u evening-classes ta’ l-ewwel lawreja, fl-livell undergraduate, u dawk li jwasslu ghal specjalizzazzjoni, b’korsjijiet li jkunu jafu jgharfu jzewwgu aktar ‘l-linja teorika ma’ dik tal-prattika. Dan jista’ jsehh permezz ta’ sehem aktar attiv ta’ studenti gradwati li jkunu qed jissoktaw l-istudji taghhom fl-livelli oghla, b’kooperazzjoni shiha mall-korp docentesk, b’hekk jaghtu sehemhom fit-tahrig moghti mill-Università u jiksbu esperjenza fil-qasam.

Il-FZL u ‘l-KSU jilqghu b’soddisfazzjon is-sinjali ta’ rieda ta’ hidma fi hdan l-ufficju tal-Ombudsman filwaqt illi jemmnu fl-importanza u l-irwol aktar ewlieni li ghandu jinghata lill-hidma ta’ dan l-istess l-ufficju, fejn l-istudenti jkollhom aktar gharfien tal-fakultajiet ta’ din l-istess istituzzjoni, li taqdi proprju l-ghan li thares d-drittijiet tal-istudent. Z-zewg ghaqdiet jirrikonoxxu ‘l-passi ‘l-quddiem li qed jiehdu xejra aktar hajja fl-Unviersità, b’investiment aktar estiz u intenziv fl-infrastruttura u fir-rizorzi materjali universitarji, kif ukoll b’inizjattivi innovattivi, bhal dik tal-pjattaforma elettronika tal-E-sims kif ukoll tad-Degree Plus, liema skema theggeg u tagevola l-gharfien, ‘l-formazzjoni u l-abbiltajiet prattici tal-istudenti.

Fl-istess direzzjoni u favur il-harsien shieh tad-drittijiet tal-istudenti, l-KSU varat l-inizjattiva Int tilmenta... int takkwista! fejn l-istudent huwa mheggeg jsemmha lehnu u jara li drittijiethu ma jigux mittiefsa. Il-FZL u ‘l-KSU sahaqu l-importanza ta’ sehem aktar attiv fil-hajja studenteska universitarja li ghanda twassal ghall-partecipazzjoni estiza u tassew hajja mhux biss fl-istruttura akkademika izda kif ukoll fi hdan dik ta’ l-ghaqdiet u tal-bosta attivitajiet li tassew jsawwru l-hajja studenteska universitarja.

Mhux konsumaturi izda shab

2008-09-29T02:29:00.001-07:00

Il-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti jtenni li l-istudenti m’humiex sempliciment klijenti ta’ l-edukazzjoni. Il-konvinzjoni taghna hi li l-istudenti ghandhom jigu kkunsidrati bhala shab shah ta’ l-istess istituzzjonijiet edukattivi.

Huwa dan il-punt ewlieni li l-FZL irid jenfasizza hekk kif qeghdin fil-bidu ta’ sena akkademika gdida fl-università ta’ Malta.
Fil-gimghat li gejjin l-FZL se jkun qieghed jiddiskuti diversi proposti dwar kif nistghu naslu ghal sistema edukattiva fejn l-istudenti jkunu meqjusa bhala shab fis-sistema edukattiva. Dan ghax ahna nemmnu f’edukazzjoni ta’ l-oghla kwalità ghal kulhadd.

Bhala socjal-demokratici u progressivi ahna nishqu li l-edukazzjoni m’ghandiex biss taqdi s-suq tax-xoghol izda ghanda taghti s-sehem taghha lejn cittadinanza dinamika, lejn socjetà aktar demokratika, lejn il-helsien u l-emancipazzjoni ta’ l-individwu. Ghal dawn l-ghanijiet ahna qeghdin nishqu l-htieha ta’ edukazzjoni ta’ kwalità u tat-twettiq shih tal-Prohess ta’ Bologna.

Ahna konxji li bl-istrategija ta’ Lisbona, sa l-2010 l-Ewropa trid issir l-aktar ekonomija msejsa fuq l-gharfien, ghalhekk il-Kummissjoni Ewropea qed tindirizza riformi fi hdan l-oghla istituzzjonijiet edukattivi.

F’kull statistika hekk mhabbra dwar l-Agenda ta’ Lisbona, Malta qed tisfa ma’ ta’ l-ahhar. Ghalina dan mhux accettabbli. Il-holma taghna hija li nkunu l-aqwa fl-Ewropa. L-istedina taghna hija lill-istudenti Maltin u Ghawdxin kollha biex ikunu huma lkoll parti mir-riforma li trid issir fil-pajjiz biex dan l-ghan jintlahaq.

We believe that you are not just a number.

2008-09-29T02:25:00.000-07:00

We truly believe that students are not just customers of education. Our conviction is that students should be considered as equal partners within the higher Education Institutions.

We are stressing these 9 points because we are convinced that both the academic rights and the democratic rights of students must be improved.

Our plea is based on the need of having a high quality education for everyone. Post secondary and tertiary institutions must have enough resources to offer high quality education.

Meanwhile as Social Democrats and progressives we have to stress that education should not only serve the labour market but also have to contribute to dynamic citizenship, a more democratic society and freedom and emancipation of the individual. It is because we want to achieve these aims that we are emphasizing the need for quality education and the proper implementation of the Bologna process.

We are also aware that with the Lisbon strategy Europe wants to become the strongest knowledge based economy by 2010 and therefore the European Commission started to tackle Higher Education reforms. Each time that statistics about the Lisbon Agenda results are published Malta is featuring amongst the last in the list. For us this is not acceptable.

Our dream is to be amongst the best in Europe. Let’s achieve it together.

The Labour Youth Forum believes that:

1) Students must be considered as equal partners on decision-making level; student unions and representation must be strengthened.

2) There must be a further strive towards the full attainment of the aims and objectives set in the Bologna Process.

The Bologna Process aims to create a European Higher Education Area by 2010, in which students can choose from a wide and transparent range of high quality courses and benefit from smooth recognition procedures. The three priorities of the Bologna process are: Introduction of the three cycle system (bachelor/master/doctorate), quality assurance and recognition of qualifications and periods of study.

Read more about the Bologna process: http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/educ/bologna/bologna_en.html

3) All students have right for qualified, devoted and available lecturers throughout the entire academic year;

4) Examinations results are to be published within a definite timeframe and deadline.

5) Students must be granted access for the revision of paper’s process.

6) eSIMS and online services systems alike are to be extended to all other post-secondary and tertiary level educational institutions.

7) Further undergraduate degrees on part-time basis and as evening classes are to be made available.

8) Studies are to be more practice oriented;

9) The University Ombudsman’s office must undergo a deep reform. The setting up of a similar office in all post-secondary and tertiary level educational institutions must be considered as a priority.

Mill-"multi-kulturaliżmu" għall-"inter-kulturaliżmu"

2008-09-22T00:14:00.001-07:00

"Is-soċjetajiet Ewropej għandhom bżonn jagħmlu l-qabża kwalitattiva mill-"multi-kulturaliżmu" għall-"inter-kulturaliżmu". Kollha nafu tajjeb li s-sempliċi ko-eżistenza tal-kultura ma ġġibx ftehim aktar profond tal-perspettivi u l-prattiki kulturali differenti.

It-tolleranza waħidha mhix biżżejjed ħalli tippermetti li n-nies jiżviluppaw sens ta' komunità u appartenenza. Hija l-interazzjoni kulturali ġenwina li ser tagħmel id-differenza. Biex jisaħħu l-koeżjoni soċjali, il-parteċipazzjoni demokratika u l-ugwaljanza, għandha bżonn ta' djalogu ġenwin bejn il-kulturi. Id-diversità kulturali hija rikkezza soċjali, ekonomiku u politiku jekk titħaddem b'risprett sħiħ tad-drittijiet umani, id-demokrazija u l-istat tad-dritt.

Aħna, is-Soċjalisti u s-Soċjal-demokratiċi, li ġejna eletti fil-lokalitajiet u r-reġjuni, konxji ħafna li d-djalogu interkulturali li jkun miftuħ u ġenwin huwa għodda unika li tista' tgħin lill-komunitajiet lokali tagħna jgħixu flimkien b'mod kostruttiv. Il-kompetizzjoni tagħna qed tfittex lingwa mhux verbali li tirrappreżenta d-differenzi mill-perspettivi taż-żgħażagħ.

Għalhekk qed nistednuk li permezz ta' ritratt, tiġbed espressjonijiet ta' skambji kulturali fil-belt jew ir-reġjun tiegħek u li taqsam magħna l-viżjoni tiegħek tad-djalogu interkulturali. Aħna nixtiequ ħafna nerġgħu niskopru l-inter-kulturaliżmu mill-lenti tal-kamera tiegħek!"

HU SEHEM FIL-KOMPETIZZJONI FOTOGRAFIKA ORGANIZZATA MILL-KUMITAT TAR-REGJUNI .
Ghall-aktar taghrif claudette.baldacchino@gmail.com

Gonzi ta' zewgt ucuh

2008-09-21T09:05:00.000-07:00

Lawrence Gonzi tal-lum ma tistax ma tfissrux bhala Prim Ministru ta’ zewgt ucuh. Gonzi tal-lum mhux Gonzi ta’ qabel l-elezzjoni.

Kaz wara l-iehor, Gonzi kkonferma li kliemu qabel l-elezzjoni ma kien xejn hlief kliem ta’ propoganda u xejn ta’ sustanza. Intiz biss biex jirbah l-elezzjoni.

Ta' dan hemm diversi ezempji. Timla blogs shah li kieku tiktibhom kollha.

F'dan il-blog se naghtu biss ezempju wiehed. Kaz tipiku fejn il-vittmi tal-qerq tieghu konna ahna z-zghazagh kien il-waqfien hesrem ta’ l-iskema ta’ l-Equity Sharing Scheme.

Din kienet daqqa qawwija meta tqis il-fatt li s-sussidji ghall-ewwel xerrejja kienet fuq l-agenda taz-zewg partiti matul il-kampanja elettorali. Imnedija fil-bidu ta’ l-2006, l-iskema kellha l-ghan li tiffacilita lill-koppji zghazagh biex jixtru l-ewwel dar taghhom billi l-gvern jissusidja sa Lm14,000 mill-prezz tal-proprjetà. Qabel l-elezzjoni, din l-iskema kienet prezentata lill-pubbliku bil-ghan li tibbilancja l-weghda elettorali tal-Partit Laburista, li kienet se tissusidja l-interessi fuq ix-xiri ta’ l-ewwel dar.

Izda issa li Gonzi rtira minn din il-weghda, wiehed ma jistax ma jissuspettax li din irnexxielha tilhaq l-iskop taghha u cioe li ftit li xejn kellha x’taqsam mal-konvinzjoni tieghu bhala politiku serju li jghin liz-zghazagh biex jixtru l-ewwel proprejtà, izda aktar bl-iskop li jisirqilhom il-vot biex jirbah l-elezzjoni generali li ghaddiet.

Fid-dawl ta’ dan Lawrnece Gonzi qed juri li hu Prim Ministru ta’ zewgt ucuh. Jurik wicc qabel l-elezzjoni biex jirbahlek il-vot u jaghtik wicc iehor wara l-elezzjoni li minnu jsallbek.

Imexxi bl-ezempju

2008-09-19T01:38:00.001-07:00

Il-Mexxej Laburista Joseph Muscat habbar li bhala parti mit-tibdil fl-istatut tal-Partit Laburista, se jkun qed jipproponi li l-eta biex tfajla jew guvni jsiru membru tal-Partit Laburista tinzel minn 18 ghal 16 – il sena. Dr Muscat ghamel dil-proposta meta kien qieghed jaghlaq seminar bit-tema Ewropej u Progressivi, Fiducja fiz-Zghazagh : Vot ta’ 16 ghall-Kunsilli Lokali.

“Dhalt fil-politika biex inbiddel. Determinat li nbiddel l-affarijiet. Deteminat li nbiddel lill-Partit Laburista u determinat li din il-bidla twassal ghal bidla fil-pajjiz. Irrid liz-zghazagh ikunu mieghi f’dan il-progett kbir u rridhom jghinuni nbiddel”, sahaq Joseph Muscat li zied li l-Partit Laburista irid jaghti l-ezempju li mhux bil-kliem, izda bil-fatti, jemmen fil-qawwa progressiva zaghzugha.

Il-Mexxej Laburista qal li l-Partit Laburista jippriedka li haddiehor ghandu jbiddel, izda fl-istess hin jibqa` fejn huwa, ma jiswa xejn.

“Jekk nemmnu li z-zghazagh jistghu jaghtu energija lill-pajjiz, ghandna nahtfu l-opportunita’ biex iz-zghazagh jaghtu l-energija lill-Partit Laburista biex jiggedded, jinbidel u johlom”.

Dr Muscat sahaq li wasal iz-zmien li l-Partit Laburista mhux biss jittollera liz-zghazagh, izda jinhakem mill-entuzjazmu zaghzugh.

Merhba kbira lil Joseph Muscat

2008-09-14T00:27:00.000-07:00

Jezisti entuzjazmu kbir ghall-attività li se ssir nhar is-Sibt li gej u li se tkun celebrazzjoni ghad-dhul fil-Parlament Malti tal-Mexxej Laburista Joseph Muscat li issa qieghed joqrob iktar.

Fl-ahhar sighat mijiet ta’ persuni akkwistaw il-biljetti taghhom biex ikunu parti mill-merhba kbira li mistenni jinghata l-Mexxej Laburista gewwa Hal Luqa.

“Sodisfatti bir-rispons li qieghed ikun hemm ghalkemm f’dan l-istadju nappellaw iktar nies biex jinghaqdu maghna ghal din l-attività,” sahaq ma’ KullHadd, Daniel Micallef, President tal-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti (FZL). “Irridu naghtu merhba kbira lil Joseph Muscat, nuru l-appogg taghna ghar-riformi progressivi li ghamel u ppropona sa issa u ntennu l-appogg taghna ghaz-zmien li gej,” zied jghid Micallef.

Ir-reception li se ssir nhar is-Sibt li gej se ssir fil-Montekristo Winevaults, Hal-Luqa, bil-prezz ta’ dhul ikun ta’ tmien ewro li jkopri wkoll l-ikel. Biljetti jinkisbu mic-Centru Nazzjonali Laburista, One Complex il-Marsa u mill-kumitati lokali tal-Partit Laburista.

Progressivi

2008-09-07T00:10:00.001-07:00

Il-Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM) jemmen li r-riforma fil-ligi tal-kera hija wahda li tiddiskrimna kontra l-koppji gay, filwaqt li l-istess moviment laqa l-pozizzjoni li ha l-Partit Laburista fir-reazzjoni tieghu ghall-istess riforma.

Il-white paper li nieda l-gvern tillimita d-dritt ta’ l-estensjoni ta’ kirjiet ezisteni ghall-koppji mizzewgin biss u li m’humiex separati. Fir-reazzjoni tieghu l-Partit Laburista rrimarka kif din teskludi forom godda ta’ familja u heggeg biex il-gvern ihares lejn dawn ir-realtajiet u jindirizahom.

Gabi Calleja, ko-ordinatrici ta’ l-MGRM sahqet mall-gurnal ta' nhar ta' Hadd, KullHadd, li din il-white paper qieghda tiddiskrimina ma’ koppji ta’ l-istess sess.

“Ovvjament din hija wahda li tiddiskrimina kontra koppji tal-istess sess, anke jekk dawn ikunu ilhom fir-relazzjoni u li tinjora realtà umana li tmiss lill-minoranzi sesswali. Dan bil-konsegwenza li jekk ikun hemm mewt ta’ xi hadd mill-koppja, fiz-zmien ta’ diffikulta u tbatija, il-persuna trid ukoll thabbat wiccha mal-fatt li tista tispicca ‘homeless’ jew li jkollha tfittex abitazzjoni alternattiva,” spjegat Calleja.

Il-pozizzjoni li ha l-gvern f’din il-white paper hija konsisteni ma’ ghadd ta’ pozizzjonijiet ohra li l-gvern ta’ Lawrence Gonzi ha fl-ahhar snin u li jiddiskriminaw kontra forom differenti ta’ familja.

“L-MGRM ilha tithabat biex ikun hemm rikonoxximent legali ta’ koppji ta l-istess sess ghal dawn l-ahhar snin. Ligi bhal din hija intenzjonata li toffri protezzjoni precizament f’dawn is-sitwazzjonijiet. Il-fatt li l-white paper tal-gvern ma tinkludix koppji gay u lezbjani hija koerenti mal-pozizzjoni tal-gvern attwali li jirrikonoxxi biss koppji eterosesswali mizzewgin u jeskludi forom ohra ta’ familja,” tenniet b’dizappunt Calleja.

Min-naha tieghu f’reazzjoni ghal white paper il-Partit Laburista qal hekk: “Din tpoggi fil-genb realtajiet socjali godda bhal ko-abitazzjoni, koppji ta’ l-istess sess u membri ta’ l-istess familji (ahwa) li jghixu flimkien.”

“Il-gvern huwa obbligat li jhares lejn dawn ir-realtajiet u jindirizahom. Bl-istess mod il-gvern irid ikun avant-garde u sensittiv ghall-izviluppi u d-drittijiet civili li jistghu ikunu ntrodotti fiz-zmien li gej,” zied jappella l-Partit Laburista.

B’reazzjoni ghal dan l-MGRM sostniet li dan huwa pass ‘il quddiem.

“L-MGRM jilqa il-pozizzjoni tal-PL li qieghed jirrakkomanda li jkun possibli li koppji gay u lezbjani jinghataw id-dritt li jirtu proprjetà mikrija. Ghandhom ukoll jigu kkunsidrati daqs li kieku mizzewwga anke fejn jidhol wirt ta’ proprjetà li mhix mikrija imma f’isem xi hadd mil-koppja,” temmet tghid ma’ KullHadd Calleja.

Partecipazzjoni

2008-08-25T04:46:00.000-07:00

Iz-zghozija fiha stadji differenti izda hija zmien li fih persuna tiehu diversi decizjonijiet. Fost dawn iz-zaghzugh jifforma fehmiet u jiddeciedi dwar dik il-karriera li jixtieq isegwi f’hajtu u dan wara li jkun qieghed jipprepara ruhu fit-tahrig u t-taghlim li jservi ta’ bazi ghal dak li jixtieq jaghmel fil-futur.

Huwa zmien li fih persuna tkun qed tifforma l-personalità taghha izda dan apparti, mill-età ta’ 16-il sena ‘l fuq, persuna ghandha diversi opportunitajiet fejn tista’ tiehu decizjonijiet importanti f’hajjitha.

F’pajjizna, l-età li titqies bhala maggorenni hija ta’ 18-il sena. Ta’ dik l-età persuna tista’ tiehu dawk id-decizjonijiet kollha ghax legalment titqies bhala persuna adulta. Izda ta’ 16-il sena persuna tista’ tiehu decizjonijiet li jolqtu hajjitha fil-futur. Persuna tista’ tiddeciedi li ma tkomplix tattendi l-iskola meta din taghlaq is-16-il sena. Tista’ taghzel li tfittex xoghol skond dawk il-hiliet li tkun kisbet fis-sistema edukattiva sa din l-età. Din hija decizjoni importanti li tolqot il-hajja tal-persuna li taghmel dik id-decizjoni.

Persuna ta’ 16-il sena, sakemm tinghata l-kunsens mill-genituri, tista’ taghzel li tizzewweg skond il-ligi Maltija. Persuna tista’ tigi emancipata mill-genituri taghha biex tibda’ twettaq atti ta’ kummerc, dan ifisser li l-genituri jistghu bi procedura apposta, jaghtu l-fakultajiet lil zaghzugh/a ta’ 16-il sena li jmexxi negozju minn dik l-età.

Dan juri bic-car li llum digà hemm gharfien li persuna ta’ 16-il sena, tkun f’età li tippartecipa f’diversi oqsma u aspetti fil-hajja u fis-socjetà. Illum qed johrog bic-car li hemm ir-rieda li din il-partecipazzjoni titkattar u titwessa’ biex iz-zghazagh minn 16-il sena ‘l fuq ikollhom vuci wkoll fit-tmexxija tal-gvern lokali.

Jehtieg li aktar zghazagh, ukoll minn tali età jesprimu l-impenn taghhom lejn is-socjetà. Il-partecipazzjoni fl-ghazliet fit-tmexxija lokali huwa mezz biex wiehed jaghti kontribut kif ukoll jesprimi l-fehma tieghu ghal dak li jkun ghaddej madwaru.

Il-proposta li d-dritt tal-vot liz-zghazagh minn 16-il sena ‘l fuq hija indikazzjoni cara li l-Partit Laburista, fi stagun politiku gdid, irid iwessa’ l-ispazji biex aktar zghazagh jaghtu l-kontribut taghhom, izda jehtieg li filwaqt li jinghata dan id-dritt jehtieg li nsahhu aspetti ohra li huma relatati.

Fil-fehma tieghi, jehtieg li t-tfal u z-zghazagh Maltin jinghataw aktar taghlim u tahrig biex isiru cittadini tajba. Hemm bzonn li naghtu spinta biex noholqu aktar interess u taghrif biex ikun hemm aktar kuxjenza dwar dak li jsawwar cittadin tajjeb. Hemm bzonn li jkun hemm aktar impenn fil-komunitajiet li nghixu fihom. Il-partecipazzjoni taz-zghazagh fit-tmexxija lokali hija mezz kif ikollna aktar mexxejja zghazagh fil-komunitajiet Maltin u Ghawdxin. Zghazagh li jkunu ta’ ezempju pozittiv fuq zghazagh ohra bil-kontribut li jaghtu. Din il-proposta ghandha ssib is-sostenn u l-approvazzjoni fiz-zmien li gej izda jehtieg li tkun sostnuta b’inkoraggiment shih li verament iz-zghazagh jistghu huma wkoll jippartecipaw bi shih u jaghtu l-aqwa kontribut ghalihom u ghal ta’ madwarhom.

Bilanc bejn id-drittijiet u r-responsabbiltajiet

2008-08-20T01:34:00.000-07:00

Il-proposta tal-Mexxej Laburista Joseph Muscat li z-zghazagh Maltin u Ghawdxin ta’ 16 – il sena jinghataw id-dritt tal-vot fl-elezzjonijiet tal-kunsilli lokali hija proposta li tohloq bilanc mehtieg bejn id-drittijiet u r-responsabbiltajiet taz-zghazagh.

Frott l-opportunitajiet edukattivi li matul is-snin inholqu minn amministrazzjonijiet differenti li mexxew pajjizna, r-responsabbiltajiet taz-zghazagh zdiedu bil-kbir minn dak in-nhar li l-Partit Laburista kien estenda l-vot minn persuni ta' 21 sena ghal dawk li ghandhom 18-il sena.

Illum zghazagh ta’ 16 –il sena diga qeghdin jiehdu decizjonijiet importanti hafna ghal hajjithom. Decizjonijiet li jorbtu b’mod partikolari mal-qasam edukattiv. Dan bhal meta jigu biex jaghzlu s-suggetti u l-istituzzjonijiet edukattivi li se jattendu fihom, f’liema istituzzjonijiet edukattivi mhux biss ikunu qeghdin ifasslu l-futur izda jghixu l-prezent taghhom. Jistghu jiddeciedu wkoll jekk ikomplux jistudjaw jew inkella johorgux jahdmu u ghalhekk ihallsu t-taxxa.

Hekk xieraq li liz-zghazagh naghtuhom rwol fid-decizjoni bhal per ezemju Kunsilli Lokali. Izda iktar minn hekk iz-zghazagh ghandhom kontribut kbir x’jaghtu f’dawk li huma ideat. Ghandhom il-hila li jesponu ideat friski u nnovativi.
Il-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti jemmen li f’dan l-istadju ghandu jkun hemm diskussjoni miftuha dwar il-hsieb espress mill-Mexxej Laburista. Min qieghed jopponi minghajr ma jkun miftuh ghad-diskussjoni jkun qieghed jghid biss lil dawn iz-zghazagh li m’ghandhomx kontribut x’jaghtu lis-socjeta.

Huma hafna dawk li jhossuhom komdi jitkellmu dwar il-fatt li z-zghazagh huma l-futur ta’ dan il-pajjiz, izda l-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti jfakkar li z-zghazagh mhux biss huma l-futur izda huma wkoll il-prezent.

Voting at 16 years - Article by Joseph Muscat

2008-08-18T12:59:00.001-07:00

Within the Labour Party we are actively working on our proposals concerning local council reform. Labour-led councils and our councillors elsewhere are taking an active role within their local fora and coming up with their own suggestions at that level. As a party, we will then be issuing our proposals mainly from a national perspective.
One idea I am spearheading is that local government is ideal to tap into the potential of young people. Young people are the lifeline of social activity in most of our localities. They come up with ideas, take initiatives and have the energy to get things done. Unfortunately, they are often sidelined to secondary roles by decision-makers.
This is why I believe it is high time that we further empower young people. A Labour government had reduced voting age from 21 to 18. At the time, there were those who thought this was risky, citing "maturity" as a reason for depriving 18, 19 and 20 year olds of the right to vote. Time proved that this was the right decision. We should now make another step forward for democracy and further decrease voting age from 18 to 16 years. The ideal testing ground for such a progressive policy would be the local council elections.
Austria has spearheaded this policy in Europe while in Germany five out of 16 states have decreased the voting age in municipal elections to 16 years. The experiment there was led by the Social Democrats in Lower Saxony and eventually caught on. One Swiss canton has adopted the same policy. Elsewhere, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Brazil, Cuba, Nicaragua and the Philippines allow younger citizens to vote in local government elections. There were other cities and states which moved in this direction.
But would this be change for change's sake?
No. It would be change with a clear aim of strengthening our democracy. More young people would take an interest and become involved in decision-making and this would help change the somewhat lethargic policy-making in our country. Politicians would have to face up to new challenges and become more accountable when faced with a new media-savvy, demanding and enterprising electorate.
Like in other countries having this debate, again there might be those who argue that younger people might not be "sufficiently mature". This is a very subjective discussion. The run-of-the mill counter-argument would be that of questioning whether some people of a more venerable age are "sufficiently mature".
Most of those opposing this idea base their argument on pre-conceptions rather than evidence. I say that participation in the democratic process is an essential part of the education process to become a citizen.
One important argument is that such a policy might lead to further politicisation of our country. I beg to differ. I think that the rejuvenation of our electorate and the direct participation of more young people will lead to less partisan and more sensible politics. Young people have fewer preconceptions and want a more objective debate.
Furthermore, if our system provides that at 16 years of age a person is mature enough to leave school and enter the working world - a momentous change in one's life - why shouldn't she or he be allowed to vote?
Some might cite the discussion which took place in the United Kingdom some years ago and which ended up with everything remaining the same. Nevertheless, there was a general feeling that further discussion was inevitable and that the decision was merely being postponed.
That is why I will push the idea that local council elections are the ideal testing grounds to push down voting age from 18 to 16 years and even to consider doing so with the age of candidates.
I am aware that there are people within other political parties who are in favour of such a proposal and I hope we can start going beyond simply paying lip service to young people.
I trust them.

2008-08-17T05:12:00.000-07:00

Artiklu ta’ l-avukat Simon Micallef Stafrace li deher fil-gurnal KullHadd ta’ nhar il-Hadd 17 ta’ Awwissu.
Mhux biss naqblu mal-kontenut fl-artiklu miktub minn Micallef Stafrace izda nemmnu wkoll li jista’ jkun bazi tajba ghad-diskussjoni f’dan il-blog.

Prosit Jason, Stefan, Louis, Alex, Joe u Joe, kif ukoll Claudette, Mario, Guza, Gino, Chris, Charlon, Alfred, Alex, Salvu u Nikita.

Intom issa fdati, flimkien mal-mexxejja taghna Joseph Muscat, Anglu Farrugia u Toni Abela, bit-tmexxija tal-partit taghna. Fostkom hemm min gie konfermat, u hemm min huwa gdid. Hemm varjazzjoni ta’ etajiet u certament varjazzjonijiet ukoll ta’ hiliet u esperjenzi.

Jibqa’ però, u fuq kollox, l-impenn kontinwu favur l-ghaqda - m’hawnx ahjar minnha.

Fil-kaz ta’ partit politiku mill-ghaqda tigi s-sahha. Intom il-katina li tghaqqadna lkoll u kull bicca minn dik il-katina hija important daqs l-ohra, fil-qies dejjem li hu taghha.

Jiena nifhem, u zgur li hawn bosta li jifmuha bhali, li hija biss mill-ghaqda li nistghu nimxu ‘l quddiem. Nifhem ukoll illi bid-differenzi li inevitabbilment certament jezistu, il-partit jista’ jimxi ‘l quddiem billi jaggorna ruhu. Naturalment hemm min tilef. Ma jimpurtax.

Il-hajja hi li hi. Id-demokrazija tfisser li lid-delegati hija fdata ghazla. M’hemmx lok li niehdu ghalina – kemm hawn min beda billi tilef izda mbaghad fl-ahhar gie premjat ta’ xogholu. L-importanti li nzommu quddiem ghajnejna li hadd ma huwa akbar mill-partit.

L-innu taghna jibda bi kliem li juru li huwa biss jekk nimxu flimkien u b’pass wiehed li nistghu naslu li ntejbu l-hajja tal-Maltin – li wara kollox huwa l-ghan finali taghna. Lejn din il-Ghaqda fis nittajru xjuh u zghazagh haddemin; Lehen sbejjah lilna jsejjah; Biex ninghaqdu f’dan il-hin!

Huwa ghalhekk li l-Partit Laburista mhux biss jacccetta postna fi hdan l-Unjoni Ewropea, izda ghandu l-ghan DIKJARAT li nkunu fost l-ahjar mill-membri ta’ l-Unjoni.

Dan mhux semplici hsieb fantastiku izda huwa hsieb li qed ifassal il-politika kollha taghna.

Intom ghalhekk gejtu eletti sabiex taghmlu d-differenza.

Taghmlu d-differenza fis-sens li l-partit taghna taggornawh (izda mhux ghal xejn b’xejn), tmexxuh ’il quddiem (izda biss fit-triq it-tajba) u timxu b’ghaqda wahda (izda qatt b’impozizzjoni).

Ghalhekk, lilkom kollha xewqat sbieh – jekk tirnexxu intom nirnexxu ahna lkoll!

Kurrent genwin ta' progressivi u moderati f'pajjizna

2008-08-13T08:51:00.000-07:00

Il-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti jemmen li z-zghazagh Maltin u Ghawdxin ghandhom jingabru u jghaqqdu l-isforzi taghhom biex huma, iktar minn haddiehor, joholqu kurrent genwin ta' progressivi u moderati f'pajjizna.

FL-okkazjoni tal-Jum Dinji ghaz-Zghazagh, l-FZL issostni li f'pajjizna hawn htiega li l-konservattivizmu jigi fix-xejn u li jittiehdu dawk il-mizuri mehtiega biex pajjizna tassew isir Ewropew u liberali.

Huwa biss jekk iz-zghazagh, 'il hinn mill-isqaqien tal-politika partiggjana, jagixxu u jitkellmu biex ikattru opinjoni pubblika dwar dak li hemm bzonn jinbidel, li Malta verament tkun tista' taggorna ruhha maz-zminijiet u mal-valuri tal-Kontinent.

Iz-zghazagh iktar minn haddiehor huma, min-natura taghhom anti-konformisti u moderni fl-atteggjament taghhom u ghalhekk kull zaghzugh ghandu dmir isemma' lehnu favur Malta progressiva u moderata.

F' dan il-Jum ukoll, il-FZL ifakkar fl-eluf ta' zghazagh fid-dinja li ta' kuljum qed ibatu sofferenzi kbar minhabba gwerer u glied fost il-pajjizi. J'Alla l-Jum Dinji taz-Zghazagh jispira l-mexxejja tad-dinja biex jiehdu decizjonijiet li minflok ikissru l-hajja taz-zghazagh fid-dinja, jseddquha u jkabbruha.

Impenn favur Ewropa Socjali

2008-08-02T23:10:00.000-07:00

Il-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti se jkun qieghed isahhah l-impenn u l-hidma tieghu favur Ewropa Socjali.

Kien dan il-messagg ewlieni tal-FZL lill-membri tal-European Community of Socialist Youths (ECOSY) li ltaqghu ghal summer camp fi Franza. Tul l-ahhar sena l-FZL, anke bl-ghajnuna tal-Partit Laburista, zied bil-kbir il-partecipazzjoni tieghu fil-fora internazzjonali u f’messagg lill-attivisti mis-27 pajjiz membru ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea, il-FZL wieghed impenn simili ghaz-zmien li gej.

Dan l-impenn ghandu jkun ibbazat fuq il-htiega ta’ Ewropa li ma thalli lil hadd jaqa’ lura.

“Naqsmu maghkom il-hsieb li l-Ewropa trid politika socjali ahjar u mhux inqas politika socjali. Ahna kommessi li nahdmu favur opportunitajiet indaqs ghal kulhadd fejn hadd ma jaqa’ lura,” l-FZL sostna mad-delegati fi Franza.

L-FZL jemmen li l-elezzjonijiet tal-Parlament Ewropew f’Gunju li gej ghandhom ikunu l-ewwel pass fil-hidma li trid issir ghal Ewropa socjali. Sadanittant, l-FZL esprima s-sodisfazzjon li ghas-summer camp fi Franza, li ghalih attendew mijiet ta’ attivisti mill-Ewropa, il-Partit Laburista Malti, frott il-kuntatti li saru fl-ahhar snin, kien fost il-mistiedna specjali.

Il-vici Sindku tal-Qrendi u rapprezentanta fuq il-Kumitat tar-Regjuni tal-Unjoni Ewropea, Claudette Baldacchino, indirizzat dan is-summer camp.

“Iz-zghazagh huma agenti tal-bidla u l-iktar persuni li jistghu ibiddlu l-isfidi fi progress ghal kulhadd. Flimkien noholmu li l-Ewropa tkun wahda ambjentali, wahda b’ekomomija soda imma gusta, u Ewropa li tassigura d-drittijiet tac-cittadini,” qalet Claudette Baldacchino f’messagg li ntlaqa’ b’entuzjazmu miz-zghazagh prezenti.

Studenti

2008-08-01T07:54:00.001-07:00

Halli l-kummenti tieghek fuq dan il-blog. Ahna naghtu kas.

La mara … tizzewweg ragel

2008-07-31T02:17:00.000-07:00

Il-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti jixtieq jesprimi l-appogg tieghu lil Joanne Cassar, il-persuna li minkejja li llum hija rikonoxxuta bhala mara, s’issa ma thallietx tizzewweg ragel.

Wara li fil-jiem li ghaddew Cassar hadet il-kaz taghha fil-Qorti Kostituzzjonali, il-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti jhoss li ghandu jesprimi l-appogg tieghu lejn din il-kawza gusta.

Nemmnu li persuna rikonoxxuta bhala mara, dan wara li ghamlet ‘gender reassignment’ u b’hekk assumiet is-sess femminili b’mod irriversibbli, ghandha kull jedd li tizzewweg civilment ragel.

Qeghdin niehdu din il-pozizzjoni mhux ghax nemmnu li neccesarjament irridu naghmlu bhal pajjizi ohrajn, izda ghax ahna konvinti li f’dan l-istadju huwa sempliciment dritt ta’ din il-mara li tizzewweg ragel. Xejn iktar u xejn inqas.
F’dan l-istadju rridu naghmluha cara li din hija biss il-pozizzjoni ufficjai tal-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti.

Nittamaw li l-kaz inkwistjoni jkun rizolt b’mod sodisfacenti f’pajjizna u ma jkunx hemm ghalfejn jitla’ quddiem il-Qorti Ewropea tal-Gustizzja biex Joanne tkun tista’ tizzewweg persuna tas-sess oppost taghha f’pajjizna.

Il-Holma ta' Joseph Muscat hija l-holma taghna

2008-07-27T00:38:00.000-07:00

“Qeghdin nilqghu l-isfida ta’ Joseph Muscat u l-holma tieghu li naghmlu lil Malta l-aqwa fl-Unjoni Ewropea hija wkoll il-holma taghna.”

Din id-dikjarazzjoni saret f’intervista mal-gurnal KullHadd minn Daniel Micallef, li ftit tal-jiem ilu inhatar President tal-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti (FZL).

Micallef tkellem ma’ KullHadd dwar il-hidma tal-FZL tul l-ahhar sena u nofs, izda iktar importanti minnhekk elenka l-prijoritajiet ta’ l-ghaqda ghas-snin li gejjin.

SILTIET MILL-INTERVISTA

“Il-programm taghna se jiffoka mhux biss dwar kif se nwasslu l-messagg tal-Partit Laburista liz-zghazagh Maltin u Ghawdxin, izda wkoll dwar kif iz-zghazagh se jabbinaw iktar ruhhom mal-proposti u l-ideat tal-Partit Laburista.

“Il-messagg tal-Mexxej Joseph Muscat kien car. Messagg li kien dak li ghandna nkunu ahna z-zghazagh li nixprunaw lill-partit, specjalment fuq certu kwistjonijiet ta’natura kontroversjali. Ahna nemmnu li rridu nkunu zewg passi qabel kulhadd fuq certu kwistjonijiet li jkolli cans nispjega iktar dwarhom ‘il quddiem. Li hu zgur huwa li qeghdin nilqghu l-isfida ta’ Joseph Muscat u li l-holma tieghu biex naghmlu lil pajjizna l-aqwa fl-Unjoni Ewropea hija l-holma taghna,” jghid il-president il-gdid ta’ l-FZL.

“Bla dubju bhala zaghzugh student ikollok pressjonijiet kbar, mhux biss ta’ studju, izda anke pressjonijiet finanzjarji li minghajr ma taghmel part-time jew ikollok l-ghajnuna tal-genituri ma tkampax maghhom, specjalment b’karozza u l-prezzijiet tal-fuel li ghandek illum.

“Fuq livell edukattiv, bhala studenti ghandna bzonn iktar rizorsi u modi inovvattivi ta’ kif ssir ir-ricerka. Ghalkemm ma rridx niggeneralizza, hemm bzonn hafna iktar dedikazzjoni min-naha tat-tutors u l-ghalliema. Bl-ebda mod ma rrid nghid li m’hemmx ghalliema ddedikati, imma fil-kaz tieghi li studjajt ghal perjodu f’università barranija, stajt nara l-qabza ta’ kif isir it-taghlim. L-edukazzjoni hija ffinanzjata mit-taxxi tal-poplu u rridu nuzaw ir-rizorsi ahjar u b’mod effettiv. Fuq kollox l-edukazzjoni hija investiment fil-futur ta’ pajjizna,” jinsisti Daniel.

“Qeghdin nghixu f’sitwazzjoni fejn id-drittijiet tal-haddiem jitnaqqru b’mod pulit. Ghalija hija nkwetanti li jkollok post tax-xoghol li ladarba tiffirma l-ftehim biex tidhol tahdem hemm, dan jobbligak li ma tkunx tista’ tidhol f’union. Jew inkella haddiema part-time registrati bhala self employed biex l-employer ibazwar l-affarijiet kif ikun irid hu.

“Li tinkwetani ftit iktar hija l-biza’ li hemm fost il-haddiema biex jiggieldu dawn l-affarijiet, anke minhabba li hemm hafna haddiema b’obbligi finanzjarji kbar mal-banek u ghandhom familja xi jrabbu.

“Il-valur tal-gustizzja socjali u ta’ drittijiet lil kulhadd huma l-affarijiet li jaghmlu lill-Partit Laburista d-dar naturali tieghi,” jemmen Daniel, filwaqt li jsostni li se jkunu dawn il-valuri li jiggwidawh fit-tmexxija ta’ wahda mill-iktar ferghat importanti tal-Partit Laburista.

Intervista shiha fuq www.kullhadd.com

Il-konsistenza ta' Joseph Muscat vs il-U Turn ta' Lawrence Gonzi

2008-07-20T15:03:00.000-07:00

Qieghda tohrog iktar fic-car l-ipokrezija tal-gvern ta' Lawrence Gonzi. Filwaqt li llum irid jaghti l-impressjoni li huwa xi pampalun favur il-liberalizazzjoni ta' trasport pubbliku sa ftit xhur ilu agixxa differenti.

Illum il-Hadd 20 ta' Lulju Joseph Muscat zvela kif fl-20 ta’ Dicembru 2006 huwa kien kiteb lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea fejn kien gibdilha l-attenzjoni li l-Kummissjoni ghall-Kummerc Gust f’pajjizna kienet hadet decizjoni li kellhom johorgu iktar permessi ghal karozzi li jgorru l-kadavri. Fit-twegiba taghha l-Kummissjoni Ewropea kienet qalet li din kienet kwistjoni li decizjoni dwarha riedet tittiehed mill-gvern Nazzjonalista. Dak iz-zmien izda l-gvern Nazzjonalista kien qed jahdem kontra l-liberalizazzjoni f’dan is-settur.

Il-gvern Nazzjonalista tant kien qed jahdem kontra l-liberalizazzjoni, li matul dil-gimgha l-ex Ministru Jesmond Mugliett ikkonferma li qabel l-ahhar Elezzjoni generali huwa kien wasal ghal ftehim bil-miktub li kien jghid li f’dal-qasam, bi gvern iehor Nazzjonalista, ma kienx se jkun hemm liberalizazzjoni. Mugliett qal ukoll li huwa m’ghamilx dal-ftehim fuq inizjattiva personali tieghu. Mugliett kellu l-barka u l-appogg ta' Gonzi.

Kien il-Partit Laburista li qabel kulhadd tkellem car dwar dan is-settur bil-protagonist ikun Joseph Muscat, li sa dak in-nhar kien ghadu mhux mexxej tal-Partit.

Illum Joseph Muscat rega' tenna din il-pozizzjoni izda ghamel dikjarazzjoni importanti ohra, meta wissa li l-liberalizazzjoni trid tfisser servizz ahjar u irhas lill-konsumatur u li m'ghandu jitnehha l-ebda monopolju biex jinholoq iehor.

F’incertezza dwar il-futur taghhom

2008-07-17T05:43:00.001-07:00

Xhur ilu l- Forum Zghazagh Laburisti (FZL) appella lill-Gvern biex b’mod immedjat jerga’ jniedi l-iskema ta’ l-Equity Sharing.
Anke jekk f’dan l-appell il-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti ma kienx wahdu, sal-lum il-gvern ghadu ma tax kaz il-karba ta’ bosta zghazagh.
Kif irrapporta l-gurnal KullHadd fl-ahhar jiem, ghexieren ta’ koppji zghazagh li ressqu l-applikazzjoni taghhom ma’ l-Awtorità tad-Djar qabel giet sospiza l-Equity Sharing Scheme f’nofs Mejju li ghadda, jinsabu f’salib it-toroq ma jafux kif se jkomplu bil-konvenju li lahqu dahlu ghalih. Konvenju li dahlu ghalih qabel tgharrfu li l-applikazzjoni taghhom nzammet sakemm jittiehdu d-decizjonijiet dwar ir-ristrutturar ta’ l-iskema.
Permezz ta’ din l-iskema, l-Awtorità tad-Djar kienet se tkun lesta li tiffinanzja ma’ €32,000 biex issir ko-proprjetarja fix-xiri tal-post.
Izda wara l-elezzjoni l-iskema twaqqfet minkejja li John Dalli qal fil-Parlament li l-awtorità ma riditx twaqqaf din l-iskema li kienet popolari. Fil-parlament qal ukoll li huwa rid sistema sostenibbli. M’ghandniex xi nghidu, fil-programm elettorali tal-Partit Nazzjonalista, ma ntqal xejn minn dak li qal Dalli wara l-elezzjoni.
Dalli zied jghid li l-awtorità kienet ghaddejja bix-xoghol taghha u fi zmien qasir hafna kellha tniedi skema modifikata u sostenibbli.
Sal-lum ghadew ix-xhur u ghadu ma sar xejn, b’ghadd ta’ zghazagh qeghdin jghixu f’incertezza kbira dwar il-futur taghhom.
Mill-gdid l-appell taghna huwa dak biex skema simili tibda kemm jista' jkun malajr.

Konsegwenza ta' weghdi li Lawrence Gonzi kien jaf li ma jistax izomm

2008-07-15T11:00:00.000-07:00

Huma hafna dawk li fl-ahhar sighat ippuntaw subajhom lejn dawk li qeghdin jiehdu sehem fl-istrajk nazzjonali tat-trasport.

Izda tajjeb wiehed ifakkar li bl-azzjonijiet industrijali li qeghdin jittiehdu mill-operaturi tat-trasport, il-pajjiz qieghed ikollu jhallas qares ghall-weghdiet li l-gvern Nazzjonalista ghamel qabel l-elezzjoni generali lil dawn l-istess operaturi, u li issa ddecieda li jibdel il-pozizzjoni tieghu dwarhom.

It-twissijiet li l-liberalizazzjoni hija xi haga inevitabbli kienu ilhom isiru izda l-Partit Nazzjonalista, bhas soltu, f’kacca ghal voti wieghed li s-suq ma kienx se jkun illiberalizzat. Bhal f’hafna kazi ohra il-gvern ta’ Gonzi kiser il-wieghda tieghu u quddiem din is-sitwazzjoni dawk milquta pprotestaw bhal ma jigri f’ghadd ta’ pajjizi Ewropej u Demokratici ohra.

Minkejja dan kollu l-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti jappella lill-Federazzjoni tat-Trasport Pubbliku biex wara jumejn ta’ strajk li affettwa bil-kbir lic-cittadini tnaqqas l-azzjonijiet industrijali li qieghda tiehu ghaliex kif sahaq il-Mexxej Laburista Joseph Muscat minn dawn l-azzjonijiet mhux qieghed ibati l-gvern izda qieghed ibati l-pajjiz kollu. Fl-istess hin, anke jekk ahna nifhmu u nemmnu li kull haddiem ghandu d-dritt jiddefendi l-ghixien tieghu nishqu wkoll li l-ebda forma ta’ vjolenza ma’ tista’ tkun accetata.

Ahna naqblu mal-liberalizazzjoni kull fejn il-konsumatur mhux moqdi tajjeb izda t-triq ‘il quddiem ghandha tkun dik ta’ konsultazzjoni u diskussjoni fejn f’ambjent civilizzat jitharsu l-interessi tal-Maltin u l-Ghawdxin mhux l-inqas taz-zghazagh.

Joseph Muscat irid liz-zghazagh fuq quddiem nett tal-moviment tal-progressivi u l-moderati

2008-07-14T09:09:00.000-07:00

“Irrid li z-zghazagh ikunu fuq quddiem nett fil-ferghat kollha tal-Partit Laburisti ghax iz-zghazagh iridu jkunu l-protagonsiti fil-moviment tal-Progressivi u Moderati li rridu nibnu.”

Kien dan il-messagg tal-Mexxej Laburista Joseph Muscat meta kien qieghed jindirizza l-laqgha generali annwali tal-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti .

Joseph Muscat heggeg lil Forum Zghazagh Laburisti biex fi zmien li gej ikun iktar pro-attiv u wieghed li dawn iz-zghazagh mhu se jsibu l-ebda rezistenza fil-hidma taghhom, ghax fuq kollox il-Partit Laburista huw l-artit taz-zghazagh.

Tul il-messagg tieghu Joseph Muscat rega’ spjega kif bil-fatti l-Partit Laburista huwa l-partit tal-valuri Ewropej u issa rega’ wasal iz-zmien li jerga’ jintbaghat sinjal car li l-partit laburista huwa l-partit ta’ l-ideat u tal-valuri Ewropej.

Il-Mexxej Laburista talab liz-zghazagha Laburisti biex qabel xejn iwiegbu l-mistoqsija, ghaliex huma Laburisti u sostna li l-fatt li gejjin minn familja Laburisata m’ghandux ikun bizejjed.

“Ghazilt lill-Partit Laburista ghax nemmen li kulhadd ghandu jkollu c-cavetta tas-success fil-hajja. Ghax nemmen li rridu li nghinu lil min jaqa lura fis-socjeta’ izda fl-istess hin nemmen li anke min sejjer tajjeb rridu nkomplu nimbuttawh biex jekk jista jkun jigri iktar ‘il quddiem,” tenna Joseph Muscat.

Joseph Muscat temm iheggeg liz-zghazagh prezenti biex jisskotaw bil-hidma taghhom halli dak li ilnha “nahsbu fuqu nkunu f’pozizzjoni li nattwawh.”

Indirizza l-laqgha Aaron Farrugia, li kien qieghed itemm il-kariga tieghu bhala President tal-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti, huwa qal li hemm hegga kbira fost iz-zghazagh li qeghdin ihossuhom parti minn generazzjoni rebbieha u li lesti jahdmu ghal holma li pprezentalhom Joseph Muscat li Malta tkun l-aqwa fl-Unjoni Ewropea.

Min-naha tieghu Daniel Micallef, li kien elett president tal-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti sahaq li l-Forum Zghazagh Laburisti jilqa’ b’sodisfazzjoni l-appelli ta’ Joseph Muscat u li se jkun fuq quddiem nett fil-hidma biex pajjizna tassew jidhol fi stagun politiku gdid.

Merhba

2007-02-15T00:33:00.000-08:00

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