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Morsa doppja għal ħaddiema Maltin


Il-Ħamis li għadda l-Eurostat ippublikat statistika dwar iż-żieda tal-pagi u s-salarji fil-pajjiżi kollha tal-Unjoni Ewropea. L-istatistika tikkonferma li Malta kien hawn l-inqas żieda fil-pagi fl-Unjoni Ewropea kollha, u tikkonferma wkoll li l-pagi f’Malta għadhom inqas mill-medja tal-Unjoni Ewropea.

Din tikkonferma wkoll statistika oħra tal-perjodu preċedenti li għall-ewwel darba kienet sabet li l-paga medja f’Malta kienet naqset minflok żdiedet. Dan filwaqt li qed naraw li l-ħajja qed tkompli togħla, bl-aktar affarijiet essenzjali bħall-ikel u l-mediċini jkunu l-iżjed milquta mill-inflazzjoni. Anzi, statistika Ewropea tikkonferma li Malta esperjenzat l-akbar żieda fl-għoli tal-ħajja mill-2017 ‘l hawn.

Dan mhuwiex riżultat li ġie b’kumbinazzjoni. Dan huwa l-frott tal-mudell ekonomiku li għażel li jħaddem dan il-Gvern. Mudell ekonomiku fejn qed inżidu l-Prodott Gross Domestiku nazzjonali ta’ pajjiżna u nkabbru l-ekonomija billi nżidu l-popolazzjoni mingħajr ebda pjan, billi nimpurtaw ic-cheap labour. Dan qed iwassal biex id-domanda għal affarijiet essenzjali u għall-housing tikber, iżżid il-prezzijiet, tgħolli l-ħajja, u fl-istess ħin iżżomm il-pagi baxxi għax iżżid id-disponibbilità ta’ ħaddiema li lesti jaħdmu b’pagi baxxi. Dan inaqqas is-saħħa tal-ħaddiem milli jinnegozzja pagi aħjar u jnaqqas l-effetività tal-unions.

Ir-riżultat? Il-pagi jibqgħu baxxi, u l-ħajja togħla. Morsa doppja għal ħaddiem żgħir u medju, li issa qed taffetwa anke l-middle class u l-komunità kummerċjali. Tant li illum vera li Joseph Muscat irnexxielu joħloq middle class ġdida: dik tal-working poor. Dik tal-ħaddiema, ġieli anke professjonisti, li ma jaffordjawx ikollhom saqaf fuq rashom. Li ma jaffordjawx la jikru u lanqas jixtru d-dar tagħhom.

U ma’ dawn inżidu l-anzjani li bil-pensjoni tagħhom bilkemm ilaħħqu jaslu sal-aħħar tax-xahar u li biex jixtru l-mediċini tagħhom iridu joqogħdu attenti x’ikel jixtru jew jiċċaħħdu minn ċertu ikel sustanzjuż.

Dak li jiġri meta l-unika mod kif titkabbar l-ekonomija jkun żieda fil-popolazzjoni flok pjan ta’ titjib ekonomiku biex l-ekonomija tikber b’xogħol aħjar u żidiet il-pagi. Dak li jiġri meta tipprova tgħaġġel biex tidher sabiħ, imbagħad iġġib l-iskuża li issa mal-laħma rridu nibilgħu wkoll l-għadma.

Safrattant, għaddejjin bl-iktar Gvern korrott fl-istorja ta’ pajjiżna. Korruzzjoni istituzzjonalizzata li huwa stmat li qed tiswa lil pajjiżna aktar minn €725 miljun. Miljuni li faċilment jistgħu jmorru biex itaffu mill-piżijiet li qed jaffaċċjaw il-ħaddiema. Li jistgħu jintużaw biex jgħinu lill-koppji żgħażagħ, u anke żgħażagħ li jixtiequ jmorru jgħixu għal rashom, biex jakkwistaw l-ewwel proprjetà tagħhom. Li jistgħu jintużaw biex il-pensjonanti jkollhom aċċess għall-mediċini b’xejn.

Minflok, qed imorru biex ixaħħmu u jħaxxnu bwiet dawk li diġa’ għandhom ħafna. U huma jieklu l-laħma, waqt li aħna nibqgħu bl-għadma.




Dan l-artiklu deher fil-Mument tal-Ħadd 14 ta' April 2019

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