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• Royal Air Maroc Cancels All Brussels Flights Amid Airport Strike
  31 March, by Said

  Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has announced the cancellation of all its scheduled flights this Monday, March 31, both departing and arriving in Brussels. This measure follows the confirmation of a strike planned in the Belgian capital affecting airport operations.
  For passengers whose flights are cancelled, the airline offers two options. They can either request a free rebooking of their trip within 15 days of the initial date, subject to availability, or opt for a full refund of the ticket, made (…)

• Violent Clashes Erupt in Moroccan City as Student Protest Turns Chaotic, Police Injured
  8 March 2019, by Said

  The city of Errachidia experienced a very agitated day yesterday with clashes between students and police forces. Many were injured, including police officers.
  The origin of these clashes was the ban by the local authorities on a student demonstration in support of striking teachers and especially access to the city center. This was followed by stone throwing by the students, injuring several police officers.
  According to local sources cited by the website Alyaoum24, the police arrested (…)

• General Strike Disrupts Air Travel from Brussels, Canceling Flights to Morocco
  27 March, by Said

  A general strike, initiated by the FGTB and CSC unions to protest against government projects, will cause major disruptions to air traffic at Brussels-Zaventem airport this Monday, March 31. Attention, therefore, if you plan to take a flight to Morocco.
  The Brussels Airlines company has already announced the cancellation of the vast majority of its operations for this day, including flights to Morocco.
  According to a spokesperson for the company, of the approximately 200 routes (…)

• Tunisia Strike Disrupts Air Travel: Royal Air Maroc Cancels Flights to Casablanca
  17 January 2019, by Said

  The airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) cancelled four scheduled flights between Casablanca and Tunis on Thursday, January 17 "due to disruptions in traffic at Tunis-Carthage airport because of the general strike in Tunisia".
  "Due to disruptions in traffic at Tunis-Carthage airport because of the general strike in Tunisia, Royal Air Maroc has been forced to cancel the four flights scheduled for Thursday, January 17 connecting Casablanca to Tunis (in both directions), namely AT570, AT571, AT572 (…)

• Morocco Gas Station Federation Debunks Rumors of Nationwide Strike
  19 February 2022, by Armel

  The National Federation of Owners, Merchants and Managers of Service Stations in Morocco has denied reports of a supposed nationwide strike by gas station attendants.
  In a statement, the federation said that the information circulating on social networks about a 3-day strike starting this Sunday, February 20, is unfounded.
  "All decisions of the federation taken by its various bodies are published through official press releases signed by its president and secretary general," the same (…)

• Belgian National Strike Grounds Brussels Airlines Flights, Including Morocco Routes
  11 February 2019, by Said

  The Belgian airline Brussels Airlines has just announced the cancellation of all its flights for Wednesday, February 13, with Morocco also affected.
  In total, some 16,000 travelers will be affected, the company warns in a press release, due to a strike called by several unions demanding salary increases, higher retirement pensions and better working conditions.
  "Brussels Airport therefore expects serious disruptions in airport operations with very likely numerous flight cancellations, (…)

• Morocco Moves to Fire Striking Contract Teachers, Threatens Replacements
  28 March 2019, by Said

  After dialogue, the threat. The Minister of National Education has just announced that he has initiated dismissal proceedings against contract teachers who have not returned to their workplace.
  According to Said Amzazi, "by decision of the government, a dismissal procedure has been initiated against this category of teacher-executives who claim to form coordinations, hinder the normal course of the public service and undermine the right of students to schooling."
  As for the trainee (…)

• Moroccan Public Health Workers to Strike on May 25, Marking Decade Since 2011 Protests
  19 May 2021, by Jonas

  Doctors, pharmacists and dentists in the Moroccan public sector will launch a major protest movement in all health facilities in the Kingdom. They announce a 48-hour strike, a sit-in and a march as well as other protest actions. Hostilities will be launched on Tuesday, May 25, the 10th anniversary of the historic march of dignity that took place in 2011.
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• Moroccan Soccer Club Ittihad Tanger Faces Player Strike Over Unpaid Salaries
  21 September 2021, by Ginette

  It is an unusual atmosphere that was observed on Monday within the players of Ittihad Tanger. They simply refused to train to protest against the non-payment of their salaries for several months.
  The players are not the only ones to cry out their frustration at the start of the season. The administrative officials denounce the delays in the payment of their salaries for nearly four months. The strikers claim, they say, to continue the movement until their demand is met.
  As is the case (…)

• Interior Ministry Vows to Maintain Transport Services Amid Strike Threats
  9 March 2022, by Armel

  In order to ensure the proper functioning of the transport service throughout the national territory, the local authorities and the security services have taken all the necessary measures and provisions to ensure the mobility of people and the transport of goods, while firmly and rigorously dealing with any attempt to undermine security and public order, the rights of non-strikers and the functioning of this service, says a statement from the ministry.
  "The right to strike is (…)