Strike law: CGEM demands proclamation
The General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) reiterated on Thursday January 9, 2025 the importance of the promulgation of the strike law following the previous day’s meeting with the Minister of Economic Integration, Small
Economy, employment and skills, Younès Sekkouri.
“In a constructive approach, our association has spared no effort to develop a law that meets the expectations of all social partners, especially the private sector, and ensures a balance between rights and obligations and is in line with the provisions of the Kingdom’s Constitution.”the employer announced in a press release.
This law should be promulgated during the spring session of Parliament in 2024. Since then, the text has been the subject of extensive consultations with constitutional bodies such as the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), the National Council for Human Rights l’Homme (CNDH), as well as with the majority of representative unions in the social dialogue and the Advisory Chamber.
After discussions that resulted in the tabling of 334 amendments, the project was finally approved in the House of Representatives on December 25. The employers emphasize that the current debate at the level of the Chamber of Advisors will make it possible to collect new recommendations and further enrich this text. The CGEM also intends to provide its input on points that it considers “essential” and which “are not included in the current version of the bill”. However, the CGEM is “confident” about the rapid adoption of this law, awaited for 62 years, to strengthen the competitiveness of Moroccan companies, especially SMEs, and to promote the economic attractiveness of our country.
Remember that the text must guarantee, on the one hand, workers the right to strike and, on the other hand, non-strikers a series of rights and freedoms, including freedom of work. The law must also ensure that the exercise of the right to strike does not endanger the company and in particular the SMEs, which are particularly suffering from the current situation.
