Moroccan Labor Unions start their protests

MOROCCO – Five unions announced Tuesday they will protest in front of the Parliament next day as a against the government’s policy in managing social dialogue.

The Moroccan Labour Union (UMT), the Democratic Labour Confederation (CDT), the General Union of Morocco’s Workers (UGTM), the Democratic Labour Federation (FDT) and the National Union for Higher Education (SNES) said they will also hold a march on April 3, which is part of a program that extends over three months (April, May and June) to protest against “the unpopular and undemocratic policies of the government.”

This new initiative aims at denouncing “the irresponsible” actions of the government in its treatment of social issues, the joint statement said.

The government “continues to ignore the social crisis in Morocco and particularly the phenomenon of unemployment, which is a time bomb in the country,” they pointed out, citing social exclusion, poverty expansion, the decreasing purchasing power of citizens and social and spatial inequalities.