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The 13th edition of the Global Rights Index, published by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), places Morocco among the countries where workers' rights are subject to «regular violations», alongside France, South Africa, Namibia, Canada, Chile, Rwanda, Togo, Oman and Nepal.
The index ranks countries across six categories, with the first representing the highest level of respect for workers' rights and the remaining categories reflecting progressively higher levels of restrictions and violations.
Considered the most comprehensive annual global assessment of workers' rights, the index highlights growing challenges facing the trade union movement amid what it describes as increasingly regressive policies adopted by governments and employers in a number of countries.
Regarding Morocco, the report notes that the law regulating the right to strike entered into force in September 2025. According to the index, trade unions argue that the legislation restricts the exercise of the right to strike through conditions they consider excessive, complex notification procedures, and the possibility of sanctions against those who organize or participate in strikes.
The report also states that the government drafted the law «unilaterally, without genuine consultations or effective social dialogue with social partners», according to trade union organizations.
Technology and worker surveillance
The index ranks countries across six categories, with the first representing the highest level of respect for workers' rights and the remaining categories reflecting progressively higher levels of restrictions and violations.
Considered the most comprehensive annual global assessment of workers' rights, the index highlights growing challenges facing the trade union movement amid what it describes as increasingly regressive policies adopted by governments and employers in a number of countries.
Regarding Morocco, the report notes that the law regulating the right to strike entered into force in September 2025. According to the index, trade unions argue that the legislation restricts the exercise of the right to strike through conditions they consider excessive, complex notification procedures, and the possibility of sanctions against those who organize or participate in strikes.
The report also states that the government drafted the law «unilaterally, without genuine consultations or effective social dialogue with social partners», according to trade union organizations.
Technology and worker surveillance
The index argues that excessive procedural requirements and mandatory cooling-off periods before strikes can take place have delayed or weakened the effectiveness of collective action. It further notes that public-sector workers face lengthy delays in collective bargaining, strict representativeness requirements for unions, and attempts by public authorities to terminate agreements that have already been concluded.
«In Morocco, 97 percent of workers are not covered by collective bargaining agreements because unions are required to meet a representativeness threshold of 35 percent», the report states.
The index also notes that certain categories of public-sector employees are denied the right to freedom of association and union membership «under the law in a number of countries, including Japan, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, the Bahamas and Turkey».
Globally, the ITUC says some of the most alarming findings in the 2026 edition include a five-percentage-point increase in violations of freedom of expression and assembly, a six-percentage-point rise in violent attacks against workers, and a three-percentage-point increase in violations of civil liberties, including a sharp rise in arrests and detentions of workers and their representatives. According to the organization, the deterioration across these indicators suggests that the persecution of trade union leaders is becoming an increasingly common phenomenon in many countries.
The report also warns that modern technologies are increasingly being used as tools of surveillance and control to monitor, discipline and silence workers. At the same time, it notes that fewer governments are engaging in good-faith consultations with trade unions before amending or adopting labor legislation.
«In Morocco, 97 percent of workers are not covered by collective bargaining agreements because unions are required to meet a representativeness threshold of 35 percent», the report states.
The index also notes that certain categories of public-sector employees are denied the right to freedom of association and union membership «under the law in a number of countries, including Japan, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, the Bahamas and Turkey».
Globally, the ITUC says some of the most alarming findings in the 2026 edition include a five-percentage-point increase in violations of freedom of expression and assembly, a six-percentage-point rise in violent attacks against workers, and a three-percentage-point increase in violations of civil liberties, including a sharp rise in arrests and detentions of workers and their representatives. According to the organization, the deterioration across these indicators suggests that the persecution of trade union leaders is becoming an increasingly common phenomenon in many countries.
The report also warns that modern technologies are increasingly being used as tools of surveillance and control to monitor, discipline and silence workers. At the same time, it notes that fewer governments are engaging in good-faith consultations with trade unions before amending or adopting labor legislation.
