Comments on: Leisure Clothing: more details of the terrible scandal emerge in court today

By: c

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 23:44:21 +0000

In reply to edgar. Good comment. I'm actually very worried because the magistrate had already made comments previously that he has seen no proof of abuse and had urged the police to provide solid evidence. What more evidence does he need than this declaration under oath by the person who has suffered the abuse? I hope justice is seen to be done in this case.

By: nistaqsi

nistaqsi — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 11:56:13 +0000

The barracks are probably government property. Is there a lease agreement and if so who are the parties to the agreement?

If there is some form of contract who signed on behalf of the Maltese government? Does the agreement refer to the use of barracks for accommodation or for other purposes? If the agreement expired, who was responsible for its renewal?

Most important of all, what did the Maltese officials involved know about the treatment of these foreigners?

By: Goth

Goth — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 13:10:00 +0000

In reply to edgar. Just give him some rice wine and he'll be right as rain.

By: Ahdem barrani!

Ahdem barrani! — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 13:08:34 +0000

In reply to wacko. To the GWU no doubt only Maltese workers are considered human. L-Orizzont seems like a Far Right paper full of conspiratorial anti-Semitism so how can we expect anything more than inertia from them?

By: T

Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:30:05 +0000

“$140 a month is a violation of Maltese law” – even $600 as allegedly offered is in violation of Maltese Law, not to mention employment conditions. I would venture to query as to how and where these people are being accommodated.

[Daphne – In a set of substandard barracks at Hal Far.]

By: Freedom5

Freedom5 — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 07:59:56 +0000

P Shaw, The Malta Independent is relaying the opinion polls re Busuttil/Muscat. They are very similar to Malta Today’s polls, which have always been fairly accurate.

The results may not please you (or me), but they are what they are – Busuttil is still way behind Muscat. No way can the PN can close the gap if its leader is not perceived to be alternative prime minister material.

By: J. Agius

J. Agius — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 21:43:31 +0000

A recent edition of the BBC programme Panorama exposed the conditions of Chinese workers in a factory that produces iPhones. The parallels in that story and that of Leisure Clothing are astounding and scary. It’s a programme worth watching.

By: ken il malti

ken il malti — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 21:01:43 +0000

In reply to edgar. You mean because he is an alleged Freemason? Do you suspect the hidden hand of Jubelon will magically absolve the Chinese factory owner and the Chinese government of any wrong doings?

By: verita

verita — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:17:08 +0000

The working conditions of Leisure Clothing’s employees are no different to those in the China iPhone-manufacturing scandal.

By: edgar

edgar — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:02:17 +0000

Is anybody out there worried about the magistrate presiding over this case?