GWU condemns discriminatory language 'from wherever it comes'

Language that fosters hate has no place at a time when the country needs unity, the GWU said as it condemned discriminatory and disrespectful language 'from wherever it comes'.

The short statement came on the back of an inflammatory Facebook post by former GWU boss Tony Zarb that caused outrage after he compared women protesting outside Castille to prostitutes. The GWU did not name Zarb but it has been interpreted as disassociating itself from the words of its former head.

"The GWU defends the right to freedom of expression and insists this right should never be shackled... the GWU condemns in every way possible words that are disrespectful, from wherever they come and whoever says them," the statement read.

The union said nothing should be written that leads to all forms of discrimination, including that based on gender. It also condemned any act that stereotyped people and created division among Maltese.