Job opportuntities for disabled people in Malta

Hi Johan,

do you know Malta and speak Maltese?

Communication ( print ,radio or TV ) is a highly political business here in Malta and most media are on the verge of insolvency.

Your main problem won't be the disability but the lack of jobs for foreigners . Editors and journalists are basically dependent on the ruling party and appointed for their support in elections.

Why are you considering  moving  to Valletta? Not many foreigners live there.

Cheers
Ricky

Hi Ricky,

Thanks for your quick response.

No, I don't speak Maltese, but I do speak and write English very well.

I understand that it will be difficult to find a job in Malta in the communication sector. Which is thus the same in Belgium and my home country The Netherlands. Therefore, I am considering to move to an European country where I would have more chance to find a job. Since English is my best foreign language by far and an official language in Malta, I decided to do some research on moving to Malta first.

Regards

Johan

Hi Johan,

English is the second official language in Malta. In reality though Maltese talk Maltese when they are together. English is mainly used by foreigners as the common language denominator. Of course about 90 % of Maltese speak English but in work and business life they tend to  fall back into Maltese even when a foreigner is there.

Cheers
Ricky

Hi Ricky,

If Maltese also talk their mother tongue at work, it will become difficult indeed. Is Maltese a difficult language to learn? Can it be compared to another European language?

Johan

Hi there....the other part of the question was concerning disabilities...how are these dealt with in Malta? Best wishes Johan would be great to hear how you get along:)
Roy

Hi Roy,

I can walk though a little bit difficult. I can only use my lef hand. I'm mobile, thus not in a wheelchair and I'm practically independent.

Hi Johan,
So well done my friend.
Cheers,
Roy

Hi Roy,

I don't get it totally. Do you already live on Malta or are you considering it?

Regards

Johan

movetoMalta wrote:

Hi Roy,

I don't get it totally. Do you already live on Malta or are you considering it?

Regards

Johan

We will be there from 01 August Johan:)

Okay and why Malta :-)? Do you think accessibility is better there than in the UK?

movetoMalta wrote:

Okay and why Malta :-)? Do you think accessibility is better there than in the UK?

Actually, I was thinking more of job opportunities that is all and just asking a general question in regard to the other. When we were in Malta it is shown that they are making great progress in adapting but a far cry from the UK and I have no idea about if this is the same in the work place.

Roy

Well, since job opportunities seem to be difficult in my case, I decided to look somewhere else :-).

movetoMalta wrote:

Well, since job opportunities seem to be difficult in my case, I decided to look somewhere else :-).

Excellent

Good luck to you in Malta!

Malta must be one of the worst places for disabled people in the EU!

Curbs so high and narrow that even able bodied people have problems walking.
Steps or ramps built over pavements so you have to step in the road to get by.
Cars parked on pavements, potholes, drain covers missing, shop displays or café tables on the pavement.
etc,etc.

Terry

In one word: terrible accessibility! Thanks for posting!

I would also like to warn you about the bad pavements,streets and attitudes concerning disabled and even mothers with prams and normal pedestrians being forced onto narrow streets with heavy traffic here in Malta. Although I'm a rambler and walk the countryside and streets for several hours everyday I have to say that if I wasn't an experienced and sure-footed walker I would probably slip and fall somewhere just about every day. Some of the pavements and streets are so incredibly smooth and slippery, even when dry, and others full of holes , broken drain covers and so on. Yesterday I experienced a poor guy in an electric wheel-chair stuck in front of a delivery van parked on the the corner covering the lowered ramp on the Strand in Gzira. No one anywhere around to be seen ! And it was hot in the sun.

You also have to watch out on the narrow pavements not to be hit by car mirrows. I know several people who were injured while walking on the pavement. Hard to believe .....but possible in Malta.

Cheers
Ricky

Good to know for other people with a disability who for instance consider to go on holiday to Malta!

Regards

Johan

...and possibly for work too

Yes, but it won't be me :-)!