https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/134022 2026-04-27T00:14:43Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/134376 Title: A personal reflection on Ronald Sultana’s connections with the Centre for Labour Studies and his impact on local career guidance Abstract: Ronald taught me sociology in the 1990s. Several years later, in 2002, he interviewed me as part of an international review of national career guidance policies commissioned by the European Training Foundation. At the time, I was coordinating the University’s Students Advisory Services. Ronald’s work on this review and similar others, formed an integral part of the most exhaustive career guidance database ever compiled, propelling him to international recognition in the field. Unaware of the significance of the work that he was carrying out, I was struck by Ronald’s unassuming demeanour, his skill of putting people at ease, and his insightful questioning. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/134197 Title: Centre for Labour Studies : biennial report : 2023-2024 Abstract: Welcome to the Biennial Report 2023–2024. Since 1990, the Centre for Labour Studies (CLS) has published a publicly available biennial report, having previously issued an annual report since 1981. This latest edition highlights the dedicated work of the Centre’s staff throughout 2023 and 2024. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/134196 Title: Introduction [Centre for Labour Studies : biennial report : 2023-2024] Abstract: This latest Biennial Report of the Centre for Labour Studies covers the activities of the CLS over the period January 2023 to December 2024. The oldest centre or institute at the University of Malta, the CLS continues to offer a slate of teaching, advocacy and research services, inspired by a concern for participatory learning, a pursuit of adult and worker education, and a focus on labour and industrial relations, human resources management and development, gender at work, career guidance as well as occupational safety and health. In recent years, the CLS’ longstanding interests have been augmented by a research and policy focus on migrant workers and the ‘gig’ economy. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/134195 Title: Foreword [Centre for Labour Studies : biennial report : 2023-2024] Abstract: Welcome to the Biennial Report 2023–2024. Since 1990, the Centre for Labour Studies (CLS) has published a publicly available biennial report, having previously issued an annual report since 1981. This latest edition highlights the dedicated work of the Centre’s staff throughout 2023 and 2024. As has become tradition, the report opens with articles contributed by CLS academic and research staff. These articles address timely and nationally relevant challenges, including an analysis of industrial relations in Malta, the role of trade unions in safeguarding migrant workers, the impact of caregiving and household responsibilities on fertility decisions, precarious work in Malta’s higher education sector, and a review of workrelated mental health and well-being in Malta. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z