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Social dialogue at a standstill

T HE laborious social dialogue was planned within the framework of enactment of the law in January 2023 “the piece of legislation to be enac-
between the government, em-
the same social dialogue by January as provided for by the agreement, but
ted before the end of the first session
ployers, and the most repre-
sentative trade unions (UMT, UGTM 2023 at the latest. With less than a for the moment no answer has been of the current legislative year”, that is
week to go before the end of the year, sent to the employers’ association
to say before the beginning of January
and CDT) led to an agreement on no draft law has come into being, (CGEM). 2023.
April 30 relating to several issues. and therefore can never be discussed When questioned by our newspaper, In the email, he had sent to the mem-
Some of these points, such as a first between stakeholders before it is in- a member of the UMT union, which bers of its employers association, on
5% increase in the minimum wage on troduced into the legislative circuit. is a stakeholder in the social dialogue, Saturday, April 30, Chakib Alj, pre-
September 1st with retroactive effect Some sources speak of results to be said “that what is urgent is rather sident of CGEM, made it clear that
to January 1st, 2020, have already achieved the end of January the improvement of the purchasing “the second increase in the minimum
been implemented. At the end of its 2023, which is impossible power of employees and the fight wage of 5%, scheduled for September
Council meeting on Friday, Septem- to do since this period is against soaring prices”, ad- 2023, is conditioned by the respect of
ber 16, the Government declared that too short. According to ding that “if the piece of the following two commitments: the
it had met the commitments made our information, the legislation suffers delays enactment of the law on the exercise
during the first round of the social employers have offi- in its implementation, it is of the right to strike on January 1,
dialogue, namely the reduction of the cially contacted the because the government 2023 and the amendment of the La-
contribution period from 3,240 days ministries concerned is waiting for the right mo- bor Code on July 1, 2023”. Though,
to 1,320 days in order to receive an to have more ment”. The agreement for employers, the second increase
old-age pension. In addition, people visibility specifies that the in the minimum wage is conditional
who have reached the legal retire- on the three signatory on the implementation of these two
ment age and totaling 1,320 days can parties would points, this obligation does not appear
collect their contributions. It should work for in the final version of the agreement.
also be recalled that the revalua- The latter is content to speak rather of
tion of 5% with retroactive effect to “commitments”.
January 1, 2020 of Social Security The draft text could be proposed as a
pensions in favor of 600,000 retirees working basis for social dialogue. The
was finally implemented at the end social partners will then be invited to
of last November. Nonetheless, many make proposals. But for the moment,
other points are well overdue. Among no information has been leaked as to
the latter is the enactment of the law the timing of the talks between social
on the exercise of the right to strike, The law on the exercise of the right to strike enactement and the review of the income tax dialogue stakeholders. o
grid were among the issues agreed upon as part of the social dialogue. These issues shall
where the new piece of legislation be implemented in January 2023 (Ph. L’Economiste) Hassan EL ARIF

Friday 30 December 2022