Moviment Graffitti and Solidarjetà will be celebrating Workers’ Day with two separate events.

On Wednesday, 30th April, we will be screening the documentary “Union” at 67, Strait Street, Valletta, starting at 7.00pm. The film features workers employed at Amazon organising themselves against the exploitative system.

Then, on Thursday 1st May we are organising “Festa Ħaddiema” at the Council of Europe Garden in Gzira between 3.00pm and 8.00pm with a programme of activities including workshops, music and food. This will be a socio-political celebration for all those who want to remember workers’ struggles, to celebrate workers’ achievements and for those who want to continue fighting for workers’ rights, dignity and social justice in Malta and across the world. The event will include live performances by Karmaġenn, Sean Borg, Vintage, Funky Monkey, and Edgar Allan Paul, along with two short talks on workers’ struggles in Malta, and a workshop at 3pm by the union Solidarjetà on organising workers at the workplace.

Both activities are free of charge.

May Day has a rich history in different parts of the world, especially that associated with international labour movements. It has elements of both public secular festivals as well as political demonstrations. Moviment Graffitti and Solidarjetà are seeking to combine them both in their programme of events

Last year, the organisations launched their Justice for Workers campaign, highlighting the various challenges that workers in Malta continue to face today, along with a set of recommendations aimed at ensuring that our growing economy benefits workers – not just the wealthy few who control the market and prioritise private profit over treating workers with dignity and fairness. The proposed measures include government intervention to increase low wages, the introduction of better work-life balance measures, the strengthening of outdated employment laws, a crackdown on exploitation, reforms to systems that leave workers – particularly foreign workers – in vulnerable situations, and the empowerment of workers with greater decision-making powers in the workplace.

We invite the public to join us in our celebrations and struggle for workers’ rights as the fight continues.

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Moviment Graffitti u Solidarjetà se Jiċċelebraw Jum il-Ħaddiema b’Żewġ Attivitajiet

Moviment Graffitti u Solidarjetà se jiċċelebraw Jum il-Ħaddiema b’żewġ attivitajiet separati. 

Nhar l-Erbgħa, 30 t’April, se nuru d-dokumentarju “Union” ġewwa 67, Strait Street, il-belt Valletta, li jibda fis- 7.00pm. Il-film jitratta ħaddiema mpjegati mal-kumpanija Amazon li jorganizzaw lilhom infushom kontra s-sistema li tisfruttahom. 

Imbagħad, il-Ħamis, l-1 ta’ Mejju, se norganizzaw “Festa Ħaddiema” fi Ġnien il-Kunsill tal-Ewropa, il-Gżira bejn it-3.00pm u t-8.00pm bi programm ta’ attivitajiet li jinkludi workshops, mużika u ikel. Din se tkun ċelebrazzjoni soċjo-politika għal dawk kollha li jridu jiftakru fil-ġlidiet tal-ħaddiema, jiċċelebraw ir-rebħiet tagħhom, u għal dawk li jridu jkomplu jiġġieldu għad-drittijiet u d-dinjità tal-ħaddiema u għall-ġustizzja soċjali f’Malta u fil-kumplament tad-dinja. L-attività se tinkludi mużika live minn Karmaġenn, Sean Borg, Vintage, Funky Monkey, u Edgar Allan Paul, flimkien ma żewġ interventi qosra dwar il-ġlidiet tal-ħaddiema f’Malta, u workshop fit-3.00pm immexxi mill-union Solidarjetà dwar kif torganizza lill-ħaddiema fuq il-post tax-xogħol.

L-attivitajiet huma t-tnejn bla ħlas.

L-1 ta’ Mejju għandu storja rikka f’ħafna bnadi tad-dinja, speċjalment dik marbuta ma’ movimenti internazzjonali tal-ħaddiema. Dan il-Jum jinkorpora fih kemm elementi ta’ festivals sekulari pubbliċi, kif ukoll ta’ dimostrazzjonijiet politiċi. Il-Moviment Graffitti u Solidarjetà se jikkumbinawhom it-tnejn fil-programm ta’ attivitajiet tagħhom għal dan il-jum.

Is-sena l-oħra, l-organizzazzjonijiet nedew il-kampanja tagħhom Ġustizzja mal-Ħaddiema, fejn elenkaw diversi sfidi li l-ħaddiema f’Malta għadhom qegħdin iħabbtu wiċċhom magħhom illum il-ġurnata. Huma ressqu numru ta’ rakkomandazzjonijiet bl-għan li l-ekonomija tagħna li dejjem tikber tibbenifika lill-ħaddiema – mhux biss lil dawk il-ftit sinjuri li jikkontrollaw is-suq u li l-ewwel interess tagħhom huwa li jkattru l-profitti privati tagħhom, u mhux li jitrattaw lill-ħaddiema bid-dinjità u l-ġustizzja li ħaqqhom. Fost il-miżuri konna tlabna lill-gvern biex jintervjeni biex jiżdiedu l-pagi baxxi, sħaqna fuq l-importanza ta’ miżuri għall-bilanċ bejn il-ħajja privata u x-xogħol, li jiġu msaħħa l-liġijiet skaduti tal-impjieg, biex jiġi mrażżan l-isfruttament, biex ikun hemm riformi fis-sistemi li jpoġġu lill-ħaddiema – speċjalment dawk barranin – f’sitwazzjonijiet vulnerabbli, u biex il-ħaddiema jingħataw iktar poter u vuċi fit-teħid ta’ deċiżjonijiet li jaffettwawhom fuq il-post tax-xogħol.

Nistiednu lill-pubbliku biex jingħaqad magħna għaċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet u l-ġlidiet tagħna għad-drittijiet tal-ħaddiema, għax il-ġlieda tkompli.