The two were statutorily fused from 1978 to 1992, and continue to share many common objectives.

The GWU is the largest trade union movement in Malta and organised in a confederation format of 8 Sections each to an extent autonomous in conducting industrial relations.

It is one of the two trade union centers recognised by the European Trade Union Confederation and the employees representative delegation at the International Labour Organization.

The 8 Sections of the Union covering most sectors of the economy are: Through its media and printing company Union Print Co., the GWU publishes the newspapers It-Torċa and L-Orizzont.

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