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9 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 1 JULY 2018 NEWS INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE NATIONAL INVENTORY The Culture Directorate is receiving applications to include any element of intangible cultural heritage of national importance on the National Inventory. Applications forms may be downloaded from www.ichmalta.org A public meeting will be held on 17 July 2018 at the Fortress Builders, Melita Street, Valletta at 17:30. The guest speakers are Dr Harriet Deacon & Ms Marina Calvo, both experts on UNESCO matters, who shall provide a better insight on the process of including elements & traditions of Intangible Cultural Heritage on the UNESCO World List. For more information & registration ich.malta@gov.mt MINISTERU GĦALL-ĠUSTIZZJA, KULTURA U GVERN LOKALI #culturematters TIA RELJIC THE arts, entertainment, and recreation is the indus- try which employs the most foreign EU nationals in Malta – a total of 5,214 – highlight- ing the growth of the iGam- ing sector in our country in recent years. In fact, the arts and enter- tainment industry employs 667 people from Sweden, even though the number of Swedes registered to be work- ing in Malta totals to just 1,359. The remainder are em- ployed as professionals, or in administration, information, and communication. The total number of EU na- tionals employed in Malta is 29,660, according to Jobsplus data gathered at the end of last year. Workers from Italy top the list in this category at 7,778. But although 867 Italians were registered as employed in arts and entertainment, the most popular sector among these workers is the accom- modation and catering in- dustry, wherein about 1,473 persons from Italy were em- ployed. Most Italians don't stay long, though, as around 2,121 workers left the country in less than six months, and an- other 1,602 left in under 12 months. A further 1,889 left in less than two years, and only 282 stayed between two to five years. National employment statis- tics reveal that foreign work- ers in general don't stay in Malta; making the need for foreign workers consistent in order to maintain the coun- try's economic growth. Mal- ta's average growth has been measured at a staggering 6.4% in recent years, compared to the EU average of 1.7%. Around 4,819 persons from the United Kingdom are em- ployed in Malta, dispersed across various industries in similar numbers: entertain- ment, administration, tour- ism, retail, and professional activities. Third country nationals, on the other hand, are employed mostly in the administrative and support industry, total- ling to 3,027 out of 12,407. Workers from the Philippines – who are the most numerous among third country nation- als at 2,413 – are mostly em- ployed in this sector, at 1,011. The second most popular job for Filipinos is in the health and social work sector, at 544. Most Filipinos don't seem to be in it for the long haul, ei- ther, as 654 left in less than 12 months, and only 119 stayed for over five years. The administrative and ser- vice industry is also the one which employs the most Serbs at 858 out of 2,329. The con- struction industry employed 444 workers from Serbia, while 422 were employed in accommodation and catering. Most Serbs, around 693, left in less than 12 months, and 598 left in less than two years, while only 103 stayed for over five years. 30,000 EU nationals working in Malta Number of citizens working in Malta More than 4,000 1,001 - 4,000 501 - 1,000 101 - 500 1 - 100 None Workers from Italy top the list of EU nationals working in Malta, at 7778, of whom, 1473 are employed in the catering industry