A cordial meeting was held recent between the GRTU and Mr Joshua Zammit, the CEO at Malta Industrial Parks in relation to a number of issues facing GRTU’s members in Gozo. The meeting focused on the current situation of leases at Ta’ Dbiegi Crafts Village and the conditions issued with each individual lease.

Mr Paul Abela, GRTU President outlined that it was MIP’s responsibility to make sure that although policies change from time to time, certain primary conditions should remain cardinal. In this case, some leases were issued for 65years, others for ten years and expired many years ago, others for three to five years. “A major condition of a leased unit included manufacturing of crafts on site and selling them from this Crafts Village,” he said.

GRTU officials present for the meeting pointed out that “a Crafts Village cannot be allowed to deteriorate to just retailing because of a few operators who should know better.” GRTU stated that “MIP is responsible to enforce the fact that the conditions of the lease should be respected.”

MIP CEO Joshua Zammit advised that he will look into the leases “and provide feedback to GRTU at the earliest possibl.”. A few individual issues related to individual tenants of land, leased by MIP were also discussed and it was agreed that GRTU is to send all documents so that individual cases are followed.

GRTU officials thanked Mr Joshua Zammit for his hospitality and said that they “will be awaiting feedback.”

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