Migrant construction worker in a coma after falling four storeys

An African construction worker is in a coma after falling down four storeys and was left at the gates of Mater Dei by his employer, Foundation for the Shelter and Support to Migrants head Ahmed Bugre said.

"His employer drove him by the gate, put him down and left," he said. "So they had to call me," Dr Bugre said, adding there was clearly a "black issue" in Malta. 

Academics, migrants and students gathered at the University to hold an open dialogue on racism in the wake of Lassana Cisse's murder.

Addressing the event, Arcbishop Charles Scicluna said Mr Cisse had sought the help of the Emigrants Commission to process his papers. Unfortunately, he had been rejected, Mgr Scicluna said. 

The incident should serve as "a critical analysis of our complicity," he added.

"We have served Lassana very badly," Mgr Scicluna said. "We need to help our young people understand that people who are of colour here are not guests. They are part of us," Mgr Scicluna added.

The dialogue, organised by the Faculty of Social Well-being, saw a lot of migrants, Maltese people of colour, and parents come forward with their own experiences of racism in the country. 

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