The Hospitality and Food Section was established on the 12th October 1970 and was known as the Hotels, Restaurants and Food Section. The Section was organised at a time when the tourism industry in Malta was flourishing and subsequently new catering establishments and new hotels were being build. Since its establishment the Section expanded and today it represents the vast majority of the hospitality, entertainment and food manufacturing places in Gozo, Comino and Malta.

Today the Section enjoys recognition in all major hotels chains, restaurants, and a major food exporting firm. It also represents employees in all animal food manufacturing industry as well as other food industry, beverages and casinos.

At the moment the Section is facing several major tasks, among others to improve conditions and rate of pay for every employee it represents. Another task is to penetrate and organise employees in various supermarkets around the island. The Section is also striving to organise employees in local bars and pubs. Another major task of the Section is to establish European Works Council and to see that European Directives are implemented in every work place.

The Section, through the General Workers’ Union, also pressures the Government to amend Legal Notices concerning employees in the entrainment industries to improve their quality of life at the work place.

On the European Level the Section is a member of the European Federation of Food, Agricultural and Tourism Employees and constantly takes part in the discussion on the European Level.

On a global level the Section is represented in the International Union of Food Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Association.