Malta Dockers Union

Services:
Associations & Fora.

Profile:
The Malta Dockers Union (MDU) was founded on Tuesday 5 September 2006 by the late Joseph Saliba and his committee; the 312 Licensed Shore Workers, who thus registered the Malta Dockers Union with the Director of Industrial and Employment Relations. The MDU is composed of representative sections of workers who work in the ports and who have the right to regulate the work issues that concern their section. The Malta Docker’s Union was set up to act as a solid voice for the licensed port workers it represents, which also enables it to push for reforms that make port workers’ jobs better, more efficient and safer.

Port Workers provide a vital service for Malta;s ports as they as responsible for the handling of all goods and material from the vessel to shore and vice versa. Port Workers handle all types of cargo, from raw materials and conventional cargo to huge capital projects as well as oil drilling operations. The MDU also organises courses recognized by Transport Malta for terminal operators and prospective port workers. These consist of induction courses, a 40-hour hands-on practice module and a final exam which leads to official certification Port Workers are regulated by Article 171 of the Port Ordinance Act enacted on the 1st March 1950. In its Statute, the Malta Dockers Union is declaring and undertaking to act and be free from any form of political binding.