Politics of Gibraltar 1955, under which Malta would be represented in the British House of Commons and be placed under the Home Office, while retaining internal self-government. This would be a similar status to France's overseas departments and to Spain's North African enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, claimed by Morocco. One of Spain's arguments in rejecting comparisons between Gibraltar and these territories is that they are part of Spain, whereas Gibraltar is a British overseas territory and not part of the UK. However, the British Foreign Office rejected the idea in 1976, along with independence, on the grounds that any further constitutional reform or
South African Municipal Workers' Union drainage, Electricity Generation and Distribution, Public Transportation and Traffic Control, Telecommunication and Information Services, Scientific and Technical Services, Parks and Recreation. The SAMWU is affiliated with the Congress of South African Trade Unions, and Public Services International. South African Municipal Workers' Union The South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) is the largest local government trade union in South Africa. It was founded in 1987 and has a membership of 160,000. Membership of the union is open to South African workers employed, directly or indirectly, in the local authority, water utilities and allied undertakings of the economy whether in the public,