During this session, dedicated to reviewing and voting on amendments proposed by various parliamentary groups, the organic bill was adopted by 10 councillors, while 5 voted against it.
A total of 218 amendments were submitted, addressing various provisions of the bill. Some of these amendments were accepted by the government, while others were rejected or withdrawn. Additionally, some articles were removed, and new ones were added.
On this occasion, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment, and Skills, Younes Sekkouri, told MAP that significant progress had been made in the voting on amendments.
The government responded positively to the expectations of social partners by adopting a broader definition of the strike, he stressed, noting that this new definition now includes the possibility of striking for indirect interests and incorporates moral reasons for striking, not just material ones.
In this regard, he noted that the right to strike now applies to all social categories without exception, including private sector employees, public sector civil servants, self-employed workers, non-salaried individuals, domestic workers, and professionals, as well as categories that had previously been excluded from the labor code.
The government also agreed to shorten the notice period for calling a strike in the private sector, reducing it from 10 to 7 days, and the prior notice period from 7 to 5 days. Moreover, penalties against employers who fail to comply with this law have been increased, with fines reaching up to 200,000 dirhams, instead of the initial amounts of 20,000, 30,000, and 50,000 dirhams, he added.
MAP: 01 February 2025
