Off the wire
• S. African reserve launches anti-poaching surveillance system  • 1.8 mln adults suffer domestic abuse in England, Wales  • Chinese private banks' assets reach 132.9 bln yuan by Q3  • Chinese premier expresses condolences over Pakistani plane crash  • Nigerian senate begins screening of new anti-corruption chief  • Indian president slams lawmakers for disrupting parliament  • Another cargo train linking China, Europe begins operations  • Beijing paves cycle tracks around 3rd ring road  • China-ASEAN legal cooperation center launches branch in Cambodia  • News Analysis: China pins hopes on taxation for environmental protection  
You are here: 　 Home

15.1 pct of Maltese employees earn low wage in 2014

Xinhua, December 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Low-wage earners in Malta make up 15.1 percent of workers, according to a report published Thursday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU).

The report was based on data from the latest results of the EU's Structure of Earnings Survey covering a four-year period to 2014.

By comparison, the proportion of low-wage earners among employees in the wider European Union (EU) amounted to 17.2 percent. This means they earned two-thirds or less than their national median gross hourly earnings.

In Malta, the median gross hourly earnings is 8.5 euros (9.17 U.S dollars). This falls below the EU average of 13.2 euros. The highest median gross hourly earning in euros was recorded in Denmark with 25.5 euros.

The highest percentages of low-wage earners were observed in Latvia with 25.5 percent, and Romania with 24.4 percent.

Eurostat's report further stated that in the EU, 21.1 percent of women employees were low-wage earners, compared with 13.5 percent of their male counterparts. Moreover, 30.1 percent of employees under 30 years of age were low-wage earners, compared with 14 percent or less for age groups between 30 and 39.

Furthermore, 31.9 percent of employees with a contract of limited duration were low-wage earners, compared with 15.3 percent of those with an indefinite contract. Endit