Several activists of the local union of Sidi Souleymane Syndicates, under the Moroccan Workers’ Union, protested last Wednesday in front of the union headquarters at Mohamed V Street in Sidi Yahya Al Gharb to protest against the fierce and systematic attack on the activists of the Moroccan Workers’ Union in the region.
The protesters marched in front of the headquarters and through the streets of the city, raising slogans denouncing the restrictions on the workers' trade union freedoms.
Abdellatif Shleikh, the general secretary of the local union of Sidi Souleymane province, said in a media statement that the working class in the region is subjected to a fierce and systematic attack, especially the activists of the Moroccan Workers’ Union, "with the support of some parties, that are supposed to be keen on implementing the current local labor law. "
The march was stopped at the trade union bureau of the Emporium Media company to denounce the collective expulsion of members of the office of the company's subsidiary in Sidi Yahya Gharb.
work, said Sofian Nabat, the General Secretary of the expelled union office: "We have been subjected to various kinds of restrictions by the local administration of the company, from deductions, warnings, reprimands, fabrication of hearings’ session to intimidate us. Throughout this period, we have remained committed to the dialogue and negotiation for the fundamental rights of any worker or wage earner. "
The local union of Sidi Souleymane Syndicates’ council organized a protest program on Thursday, April 4, 2019 in front of the headquarters of the Agricultural Development Agency in Rabat, which will continue on Wednesday 10 April 2019, in front of the headquarters of the regional directorate of the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Integration of Sidi Suleiman, then it will end with a vigil in front of the Emporium Media company’s main headquarters, in Casablanca, which will be scheduled later.
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