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• Auto Parts Maker JTEKT Cuts 197 Jobs in France, Shifts Production to Morocco
  8 April, by Prince

  The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) is up in arms against the relocations to Morocco. The union announces new protest movements for this Wednesday, April 10, in reaction to the announcement by JTEKT France of the elimination of 197 jobs, including 112 in Irigny and 85 in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur.
  The rally will take place in front of the establishments in Irigny (Rhône) and Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur (Côte-d’Or). It follows an initial mobilization that took place on March 27. The CGT (…)

• Health Workers in Morocco Protest Unequal Distribution of Covid-19 Bonuses
  1 January 2021, by Kamal

  Health personnel are not satisfied with the Covid-19 bonus granted by the Ministry of Health to frontline employees. The approach adopted in "the management of the Covid-19 allowance" has been strongly criticized by the National Union of Public Health.
  "The ministry’s approach goes beyond common sense and the logic that our union has repeatedly emphasized. The treatment should be based on equity and equality in terms of incentives for health cadres, ensuring that each one can benefit (…)

• Morocco Labor Talks Stall as Government, Unions Clash Over Wages and Taxes
  27 September 2022, by Ginette

  The honeymoon between the government and the trade union centers is over. While the first phase of the negotiations took place in a relaxed atmosphere, disagreements have emerged during the second round on certain key issues such as wage increases or the level of income tax (IR).
  The agreement between the executive and the social partners will only be made on the implementation of the IR as of 2023. For the other points on the list of demands, the government would not be on the same (…)

• Moroccan Union Calls for Nationwide Protests Over Gas Price Hike
  26 May 2024, by Prince

  Civil society organizations are preparing to demonstrate against the rise in gas prices in Morocco, of 10 dirhams for the 12 kg bottle, and 2.5 dirhams for the 6 kg bottle.
  The National Union of Labor in Morocco (UNTM) has announced a series of demonstrations in front of the Parliament headquarters in Rabat and in the regions of the kingdom to protest against the rise in gas prices. The trade union organization plans to organize regional sit-ins on June 1, 2024, and a sit-in in front of (…)

• Morocco Budget Talks: Government and Unions Clash Over $200 Million Salary Increase Plan
  21 October 2022, by Ginette

  Negotiations between the government and unions on salary increases and the revision of the income tax (IR) regime are still stumbling. Between the demand of the social partners and the offer of the executive, there are 2 billion dirhams at stake.
  The cost of the government’s offer was presented by the Delegate Minister in charge of the Budget, Fouzi Lekjaâ, and does not exceed 2 billion DH. Included in the 2023 Finance Bill, it will help reduce the tax burden on holders of salaried and (…)

• Moroccan Union Calls for Fuel Price Regulation Amid Rising Costs
  26 February, by Prince

  Faced with the continuous rise in pump prices, the National Petroleum and Gas Union, affiliated with the Democratic Confederation of Labor (CDT), calls on the authorities to take their responsibilities and return to price regulation.
  The rise in fuel prices in Morocco is not due to the increase in international prices, the union says in a statement, explaining that this record increase is the consequence of the removal of subsidies from the compensation fund, the liberalization of prices, (…)

• Morocco’s Public Sector Sees 6% Salary Boost, Average Now 8,000 DH Monthly
  23 October 2019, by Bladi.net

  The salary increase that followed the social dialogue agreement has allowed the salary to increase by 32% in ten years and by 6% compared to 2018, according to the latest Report on Human Resources, which accompanies the 2020 Finance Bill.
  The number of civil servants of the State, now standing at 564,549 people, has been declining since 2015, the year of the break in the upward trend in the workforce, reports medias24.com.
  Following the last dialogue in April 2019, the average monthly (…)

• Moroccan Pilots’ Association Denies Collusion Claims, Protests Dismissals at Royal Air Maroc
  12 September 2020, by Jérôme

  The Moroccan Association of Airline Pilots (AMPL) is angry. In a press release, it denounces certain media that accuse Moroccan airline pilots of being in collusion with trade union bodies representing Algeria and South Africa.
  IFALPA (International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations-Montreal), to which AMPL is affiliated, has learned that 65 Moroccan pilots, mostly representatives, have been unfairly dismissed. In respect of the "mutual assistance" principle, IFALPA has asked all (…)

• Moroccan Tourism Sector Receives Pandemic Aid, but Financial Concerns Persist
  9 November 2020, by Jérôme

  Moroccan tourism professionals will soon be in possession of the subsidies granted to them for the month of September. Despite this subsidy, they still fear bankruptcy.
  Several employees in the tourism sector were able to benefit last week from the support intended for them thanks to the Special Fund for Managing the Coronavirus Pandemic. The subsidy for the month of September will thus be paid by the National Social Security Fund (CNSS).
  A subsidy of 2,000 dirhams has already been (…)

• 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.
  Coordinated by the independent