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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 31 DECEMBER 2014 12 24 planning abuses in protected coastline A MaltaToday probe in July 2014 re- vealed that a grand total of 24 kiosks, lidos and other commercial beach developments in protected zones are presently facing enforcement orders issued by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority. The illegal establishments includ- ed a restaurant on a beach next to a historical fort in Bahar ic-Caghaq, lidos in Armier, Ghadira, Paradise Bay and Golden Bay, a theme park in Anchor Bay and kiosks in various Gozitan beaches. These developments, which have mushroomed on Maltese beaches over the past three decades, can- not be legalised due to changes in planning laws made in 2010, which preclude MEPA from "sanctioning" any illegality on scheduled sites. July, 2014 15 Years Top security firm probed over miserly wages paid to foreigners A probe by MaltaToday revealed that foreign workers are being made to work over 60 hours per week for a miserly hourly net wage of just over €3.60. DOCUMENTS seen by MaltaTo- day showed the extent of the pre- carious employment of foreign workers in Malta, with some em- ployees working for over 80 hours per week. Apart from working for longer hours and not being paid overtime according to the law, a number of employees were threat- ened and warned not to report the matter. "A number of foreign workers, especially Eastern Europeans, are being sent to Malta by agencies which strike agreements with Maltese companies, and con- tracts seen by MaltaToday show how Romanian nationals are lured to Malta by signing a pre- contract in Bucharest to work as a securit y agent / fire warder for 252 hours at €900 a month." Once these workers are f lown over to Malta, they sign a con- tract with a Maltese company. But MaltaToday can confirm, after seeking legal advice, that the contracts are in breach of the Private Securit y Services Wages Council Wage Regulation Order. The law stipulates that the minimum weekly wage of €165.58, "shall be related to an average of fort y hours per week calculated initially over a period of six consecutive weeks, and thereafter commencing on the following first Monday, provided that the hours of work shall not exceed fort y-eight hours in any one week." 10 November, 2014 2014 Importers of hand-knotted Oriental carpets THE FLYING CARPET - OLD RAILWAY TRACK, ATTARD Mon - Tues, Thurs - Sat 10am – 12pm • Wednesday morning closed Mon - Fri – 4.30pm - 7pm Importers of: Various hand knotted carpets and Kilims, Non Slip Underlay, Dry and Liquid shampoo. Mobile No. 7953 7664