Moviment Graffitti activist André Callus has strongly criticised the government’s new measures affecting foreign workers, accusing Finance Minister Clyde Caruana of targeting the same workers on whom Malta’s economic model has relied.In a Facebook post, Callus claimed Caruana had helped design an economic model based on bringing tens of thousands of foreign workers to Malta, with many filling poorly paid jobs and having their residence permits dependent on their employers.He argued that this model allowed economic activity to grow through what he described as the “ruthless exploitation of workers”, particularly benefiting sectors such as tourism and construction.“Yesterday, this very same person, who built this economic model and brought these very same foreign workers to Malta, was on television boasting about how he intends to squeeze every last drop of blood out of them,” Callus wrote.“Such an action is not only socially unjust, but I also find it utterly disgusting on a human level.”Callus also argued that the measures would not lead to a reduction in Malta’s foreign workforce, saying the number of foreign workers ultimately depends on the number of jobs being created.Instead, he warned that the measures could accelerate what he described as a “conveyor belt” of foreign workers, with people spending less time in Malta before being continuously replaced by others.Callus said the measures risk further dividing Maltese society by creating a large group of workers who are treated as though they do not belong and whose purpose, in his view, is economic growth.He ended with an appeal to members of the Labour Party to speak out against the measures, warning that “a society built on social division and the exploitation of workers considered ‘different’ can only lead to fascism.”•