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VEND. 24, SAM.25 ET DIM. 26 NOVEMBRE 2023 - N°6647 NE PEUT ÊTRE VENDU SÉPARÉMENT DÉPÔT LÉGAL 100/1991 DIRECTEUR DE PUBLICATION KHALID BELYAZID
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No more stashing money with... no more

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rwork?
the «mother-in-law»!

Anti-doping: The system is

strengthened

Inflation continues to ease

Road

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Editorial Improvisation Ahlam NAZIH

H AS the Head of Government committed a political hold-up by taking sion of the statutes that they did not approve, according to them. Akhannouch is
up the issue of the status of national education civil servants? That’s accused of having «failed to keep his promise» to raise the net monthly salary
the question on everyone’s lips. But why politicize a project which, in of entry-level teachers by 2,500 Dirhams (USD 250). The teachers unions,
principle, should not be an area for political calculations or squabbles? Saving for their part, are accused of holding their students hostage in order to achieve
the education system is far too serious a mission to be backed by mere political their narrow corporate objectives, and of maintaining the stalemate despite the
strategy, and far too serious to be reduced to a question of ego. Whether it was assurances of the Head of Government, and the commission he has set up to
a «premeditated» action or not, Aziz Akhannouch had the merit of intervening improve the status.. That said, everyone has a duty to settle this issue as soon
quickly after the situation with the unions had stalled. The latter, citing a crisis as possible, for the sake of today’s students, but also for future generations.
of confidence in their minister, refused to negotiate with him. A strong signal The decision we make will determine the future of our schools. Unfortunately,
was therefore needed to encourage them to resume dialogue and settle this tug- the education sector has often suffered from a succession of bad decisions and
of-war without delay. Of course, no one is exempt from criticism. Chakib Ben- failed improvisations. Hopefully people won’t get it wrong this time! o
moussa is accused of having «betrayed» the unions, by pushing through a ver-