As part of the social dialogue, consultations between the government, the most representative unions and the CGEM were launched this Friday, September 23 around the social agreement signed on April 30, 2022 between the two parties.
The Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance in charge of the budget, Fouzi Lekjaa, held a meeting on Thursday with representatives of the most representative trade unions and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM).
Apparently, the meeting with the minister in charge of the budget did not result in any agreement between the government and the unions. Indeed, Rajaa Kassab, member of the executive board of the Democratic Confederation of Labor (CDT), described this meeting as ” disappointing ». « It was expected to discuss the general increase in salaries of employees and the reduction of income tax, but the minister in charge of the budget ruled out the general increase in salaries“, said Rajaa Kassab in a statement toHespress .
In return, the government has proposed raising the ceiling for tax-exempt professional expenses from 20% to 25%. He also proposed to increase the tax exemption rate from 60% to 65% for pensioners while he refused to raise the ceiling on wages exempt from income tax.
Member of the CDT executive office, Rajaa Kessab estimated that by carrying out a small calculation, the increase in employees’ salaries will not exceed 25 dirhams, which is very mediocre.
Unions are expected to respond to the government’s proposal early next week, with another meeting likely to take place next Wednesday, bringing together government, union and CGEM representatives.
The trade unionist thus confirmed that the CDT is committed to the general increase in the salaries of employees, as being one of the government commitments contained in the minutes of the agreement of April 30, 2022.
On the other hand, sources ofHespressrevealed that the private sector committee, which is considered as one of the social dialogue committees, will hold a meeting, this Friday evening, in the presence of representatives of trade unions and the Ministry of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills.
At its meetings, it is intended that its committee meetings will provide an opportunity to study the convergence of views between the government and the trade unions on a number of issues, particularly with regard to the laws that the government is seeking to to adopt.
These are the draft organic law relating to the right to strike, the revision of the Labor Code, the draft law on trade unions, as well as the revision of electoral laws.
It should be recalled that the government has confirmed that the second round of social dialogue has elevated it to the rank of a strategic option, since it took the initiative, upon its inauguration, to build solid partnerships with social actors in order to to lay the foundations for a serious and regular social dialogue and fulfill all the social obligations contained in the government program.
In a previous communication, the government declared that it had fulfilled its first obligations, since it started in September to implement the results of the social dialogue through the immediate increase of 5% of the minimum wage in the industrial sectors. , commerce and the liberal professions, and 10% in the agricultural sector.