Moroccan Trade Unions to Go on Strike

MOROCCO— The four trade union confederations in Morocco called for a national strike in public service and all sectors.

In a joint statement they issued, the Democratic Labour Confederation (CDT), the Moroccan Labour Union (UMT), the General Union of Workers of Morocco (UGTM), and the Democratic Labour Federation (FDT) called on all employees to participate in the strike.

The statement added that the purpose of this strike is to denounce what they called “the absence of a fair social policy and social dialogue on the part of the government which takes unilateral decisions that threaten the social stability of the country.”

The unions also called on the government to establish a participatory approach in reforming the pension system, the implementation of other provisions of the Agreement of April 26, 2011, and the opening of sectorial negotiations to reach agreements

On November 29, more than 10,000 people took to the streets in Casablanca to protest the government’s policies.