Africans in Malta are among the least paid in 12 EU states and their job is also most likely to be manual if they live here, according to the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights.
In its latest report, FRA looked into the experiences of nearly 6,000 black people. It said that in the EU these people face unacceptable difficulties in simply finding somewhere to live or getting a decent job.
Seven in 10 working-age respondents are in paid work, with the rate higher among men. The highest paid work rates were observed in Portugal and the UK, with the lowest in Denmark, Austria, Ireland and Malta.
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Meanwhile, one in five aged between 16 and 24 years are neither in paid work nor in education or training, with substantial differences between countries.
The share is highest in Austria (76 per cent) and Malta (70 per cent) with significant differences when compared to the rate for the general population (eight per cent for both countries).
When it comes to the kind of job they do, a quarter of respondents work in elementary occupations, compared to less than 10 per cent for the general population across all EU…
