There are 6,027 third-country nationals currently working in Malta, according to information tabled in Parliament by Education and Employment Minister Evarist Bartolo.

Filipinos make up the bulk of those third country nationals (1,128), followed by Serbs ( 793) and Chinese (346).

The majority of these third-country nationals (1,993) are employed in “elementary occupations,” while 847 are employed in crafts and related trade works, and 816 in services and sales.