Serving the community during the Covid-19 pandemic is a way for students to learn that knowledge and skills gained through study can and should be used for the good of communities, the Greens' Chairperson Carmel Cacopardo said

He was accompanied by Ralph Cassar, Secretary General and Melissa Bagley, Deputy Secretary General while visiting the MCAST Covid-19 vaccination centre. The visit was also held to commemorate this year's Workers' Day.

Carmel Cacopardo praised MCAST nursing students and their lecturers. He added that while it is good that the vaccination rate is moving at a good pace, he stressed that the country should reopen gradually and with caution. He said "we  should take this opportunity to change aspects of the economy to improve the quality of life for all."

"Everyone deserves a decent income, so it is important that we study, both at the European Union and the local level, the concept of a guaranteed Universal Basic Income, so that we can ensure that everyone in Malta and the European Union has enough income for a good quality of life. We need to ensure that the rights that workers have acquired over the years, thanks to trade unions, apply to all newer types of work, including to freelancers, the self-employed and platform workers. The fight against zero-hour contracts must continue. It is unacceptable that despite some improvements, the minimum wage is still too low to make work pay and to lift workers out of poverty."