MOROCCO—Thousands of trainee teachers took to the streets of Rabat on Sunday in protest at government decrees that would cut grants and affect their job prospects.
Representatives of major trade unions and other supporters joined the demonstration marching towards the Ministry of Education and Parliament.
In July, the government adopted a decree more than halving the monthly grant for trainee teachers from around 2,454 dirhams (228 euros) to 1,200 dirhams.
A second decree stipulated that teacher trainees would no longer automatically qualify for an education ministry job once their training ends but would need first to sit an exam.
These decrees sparked a wave of protests among trainee teachers, and the police used force against protestors on January 18.
Late Saturday, government representatives met trade union leaders to try to ease tensions but the government said it would not go back on its decisions, one teacher who attended the meeting told AFP.
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