{"id":12264,"date":"2025-02-04T19:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=12264"},"modified":"2025-02-04T19:30:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T19:30:39","slug":"moroccan-labor-unions-call-for-nationwide-general-strike-against-rising-prices-and-new-strike-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/02\/04\/moroccan-labor-unions-call-for-nationwide-general-strike-against-rising-prices-and-new-strike-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Moroccan Labor Unions Call for Nationwide General Strike Against Rising Prices and New Strike Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-On Tuesday, labor unions in Morocco\u2014including the Moroccan Labor Union (UMT), the National Labor Union of Morocco (UNTM), the Democratic Confederation of Labor (CDT), the Democratic Labor Organization (ODT), and the Federation of Democratic Trade Unions (FSD)\u2014called for a general strike across the country on Wednesday and Thursday. The strike will include both the public and private sectors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3431aa60-c1d4-4610-b0e5-42290c5af6dd\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>This call comes in protest against the sharp rise in prices of essential goods in Morocco and the &#8220;deterioration of citizens&#8217; purchasing power,&#8221; in addition to a new law regulating strikes, which the unions described as &#8220;restrictive and regressive,&#8221; violating a fundamental human right: the right to protest. The Moroccan government, however, has defended the law as &#8220;democratic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>National Strike Call<\/h3>\n<p>Miloudi Moukharik, Secretary-General of the Moroccan Labor Union, stated in a press interview on Tuesday that the national strike on Wednesday and Thursday in both the private and public sectors is a response to rising prices, the &#8220;deterioration of purchasing power,&#8221; and the new strike law, which he described as &#8220;restrictive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Joining the Moroccan Labor Union in this call for a strike were the National Labor Union of Morocco, the Democratic Confederation of Labor, the Democratic Labor Organization, and the Federation of Democratic Trade Unions.<\/p>\n<p>Moukharik stated:&#8221;We are calling for a nationwide general strike across the civil service, public institutions, local authorities, and the private sector, including industry, services, and agriculture. We also urge traders and artisans to participate in this strike in protest against the government&#8217;s irresponsible behavior towards the working class, the labor movement, and the general public.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12266\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12266 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0230.jpg\" alt=\"Labor unions protest\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0230.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0230-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0230-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0230-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rising prices in Morocco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added:&#8221;Every day, we wake up to price hikes while the government remains a mere spectator, giving the green light to speculators, the wealthy elite, and those with vested interests at the expense of the Moroccan people.&#8221;<br \/>\nHe also described the new strike law as &#8220;a restrictive and regressive law that contradicts the constitution and violates a fundamental human right: the right to protest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A &#8220;Regressive&#8221; Law<\/h3>\n<p>On Monday, Morocco\u2019s upper house of parliament (House of Councillors) approved the controversial strike law, which the opposition and labor unions described as &#8220;regressive,&#8221; while the government defended it as democratic.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the Moroccan Labor Union said: &#8220;The government insists on undermining the purchasing power of different segments of the working class and the general public by allowing the continued surge in the prices of essential goods and services.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12267\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12267\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12267 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/00-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Moroccan labor unions have called for a nationwide general strike on February 7-8, 2024\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/00-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/00-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/00-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/00-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/00.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New strike law controversy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Government officials were not immediately available for comment. Meanwhile, unemployment in Morocco rose to 13.3% in 2024, up from 13% in 2023, as the agricultural sector continued to shed jobs due to consecutive years of drought. The government has pledged to spend $1.4 billion to boost job creation by supporting small and medium-sized enterprises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-2 flex gap-3 empty:hidden -ml-2\">\n<div class=\"items-center justify-start rounded-xl p-1 flex\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-On Tuesday, labor unions in Morocco\u2014including the Moroccan Labor Union (UMT), the National Labor Union of Morocco (UNTM), the Democratic Confederation of Labor (CDT), the Democratic Labor Organization (ODT), and the Federation of Democratic Trade Unions (FSD)\u2014called for a general strike across the country on Wednesday and Thursday. 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