A study  ‘Migrant workers and the digital transformation in the EU’ carried out by the JRC and the University of Salamanca in 2018 provides insights on the implications that structural changes in the labour market related to the Digital Transformation (DT) could have on the integration of EU mobile citizens and third country nationals…

The Members of the COFACE Disability Platform for the rights of persons with disabilities and their families, supported by the wider network of COFACE Families Europe, urge the EU, national and local governments to take immediate action to address the consequences of the current social and health crisis on persons with disabilities, their families…

World No Tobacco Day, celebrated last on 31st May, aims to raise awareness on the risks associated with smoking and press for policies to reduce the consumption of tobacco. According to ‘YesMyWellness’ the World Health Organisation (WHO), reports that around 7 million people die from tobacco use, annually. This number is predicted to increase…

The Association for Consumer Rights is greatly concerned about media reports that the government may consider granting Mizieb and l-Ahrax public land for the private use of interest groups. This would deprive the general public from having safe access to these open spaces for nine months of the year. The Association urges the authorities…

Paris – Rome, 16 March 2020 “It is not good for man to be alone”. In this context of the pandemic, it is indeed loneliness which risks being spread. Family remains as the only remedy. Over the past days, the public health crisis of the Coronavirus has escalated to unprecedented levels all over Europe…

The situation of older persons living in residential institutions in several European countries is alarming. Our recent report sheds light on how the pandemic threatens their human rights and what response is urgently needed. Persons living and working in nursing and care facilities are more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 due to close proximity…

The ACR during the AGM 2020 approved a Resolution on Plastics, Public Health and the Environment Justification Source: The main objectives for the literature study “Gender and Plastics Management” are: to conduct research on the links between gender and plastics consumption and production, with focus on the impacts of the chemicals used in plastic…

  The Association for Consumer Rights (ACR) during the AGM 2020 approved a Resolution on Addressing the needs of consumers and vulnerable groups in the transition to a digital society Justification/reasons and current situations to be addressed Malta has been developing a Digital Agenda for a number of years; however, so far measures are…

Years ago doctors were mainly concerned about vitamin D deficiency in children. Foods were fortified with vitamin D to prevent the bone disease called rickets. Now we know that rickets was only the tip of the iceberg and that seniors are also at high risk for vitamin D deficiency. According to a recent study…