Speeches

At the risk of losing my flight today, I decided that it is more important to be here defending the rights and working conditions of workers working in the aviation sector, including Maltese national airline workers – Air Malta. The aviation sector also has a human face and this is the face of the workers who over the past months have had to pay the highest price for the pandemic – the highest price in the most historically difficult time in this sector. The negative impact of the pandemic further added to the pressures that were already felt very strongly in this sector due to competitive market forces. Although the Commission has helped the sector, little has been done to help workers. The Commission must take action today before tomorrow to protect workers in the aviation sector and ensure that their basic rights are always safeguarded. Commissioner, please, take action today before tomorrow because it may tomorrow be too late.