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At the end of 2010, the Maltese population was estimated at 417,617 of which 207,586 (49.70%) were males and 210,031 (50.30%) were females.[1] The Labour Force Survey published in January 2012 indicates that the number of employed persons in Malta as at September 2011 was estimated at 170,466 of which 111,288 were male and 59,178 were female.

Various organisations in Malta, both governmental and non-governmental, actively seek to combat discrimination on various grounds. Besides the measures taken to implement the Directives, government has sought and still seeks dialogue and consultation with persons and entities working to combat discrimination.[2]

[1]The number of foreign citizens residing in Malta in the same period amounted to 20,395.

[2]Similarly the government agencies set up to combat discrimination, namely the National Commission for Persons with Disability and the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality for Men and Women work closely with the Ministries concerned.

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