A national trade union forum

Abstract

This short contribution is a series of candid, mainly autobiographical reflections on the inspiration, launch and early operations of the national forum for trade unions, set up on the initiative of Her Excellency Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta, in association with the Centre for Labour Studies at the University of Malta. This provides an important historical record for this significant task entrusted to the CLS, and puts it in a broader context that speaks to the consistent contribution that the CLS has delivered as a platform for all trade unions in Malta over previous decades.