The need for a change of government was being felt more and more as time passed, because the government seemed unable to safeguard public property, such as the land owned by Maltacom at Qawra, Labour leader Alfred Sant said yesterday.

Speaking in Gozo during an activity to mark Worker’s Day, Dr Sant said it was shameful that the government had not moved a motion in Parliament for the land – as big as two football grounds and which is worth Lm10 million – to remain public property.

It was not the first time that this had happened, Dr Sant said, referring to the Lm6-Lm7 million “wasted” on the Brindisi Freeport or the purchase of RJ aircraft by Air Malta.

Today, more workers felt that their job was threatened – at Air Malta, the Malta Shipyards, Maltacom, the Water Services Corporation and Enemalta Corporation, the situation for the employees was rather difficult, Dr Sant said.

The MLP knew what these and other workers were going through, and had therefore come up with different plans to revive the country. One of these plans was specifically for Gozo, the Labour leader said.

Dr Sant also visited Mgarr Hotel yesterday, where work is being carried out to increase the number of beds from 60 to 160 within a year.