Malta’s hidden workforce: Migrants building prosperity while living in fear
Migrant workers accepting exploitation and abuse in silence as Malta's economic boom towers above their precarious reality
04/09/2025In the shadow of Malta’s gleaming skyscrapers and bustling construction sites, a hidden workforce toils in silence, too afraid to speak out against exploitation, abuse, and systematic violations of their basic rights.
A new report by the Jesuit Refugee Service Malta reveals the stark reality facing thousands of undocumented and legally precarious migrant workers who have become the invisible backbone of Malta’s economic success… Read more »