Number of foreign workers exceeds population of Birkirkara, Malta's biggest town

27,425 foreigners are working in Malta - a figure which is way above the population of Malta's largest town - Birkirkara. Figures given in parliament today show that 19,087 citizens of the European union and 8,338 from other countries are working in Malta, according to the latest figures of the Employment and Training Corporation. The data was given by Education and Employment Minister Evarist Bartolo in reply to a question by Labour MP Etienne Grech. (Birkirkara's population is  23,000, according to the local council)