The National Federation of the Agricultural Sector (FNSA) and the public utility NGO CETIM have announced they will appeal to UN mechanisms to challenge the organic law on strikes, which was passed by the Moroccan Parliament in February. The unions that participated in the general strike in response to this law point to insufficient guarantees of this right in the text.
Contrary to the figures announced by the trade unions that called for a general strike in Morocco on February 5 and 6, the government claims the national participation rate was 32% in the public sector and just 1.4% in the private sector. The day before, unions had reported an overall mobilization of over 80%.
The House of Representatives has approved, by a majority vote, the draft organic law on the exercise of the right to strike, a text that has been awaited since 1962. Marked by numerous amendments, it redefines the rules governing strike actions while introducing the possibility for authorities to temporarily suspend movements that threaten public order.
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