فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
The Democratic Confederation of Labor (CDT) has announced a national protest march in Casablanca on Sunday, February 23, 2025, due to “the alarming social conditions in the country, characterized by rising prices, the deterioration of citizens’ purchasing power, the continued high cost of living, rising unemployment, and worsening social inequalities”.
In a statement, the union’s executive office explained that this march “follows a series of regional and sector-specific demonstrations and national strikes led by the CDT, aimed at pressuring the government to respond to the demands of the working class and improve their conditions”.
The CDT emphasizes that the government has not responded to the CDT’s warnings through various protests, which has prompted it to intensify its mobilization with a national march. The executive office holds the government responsible for social tensions due to the deterioration of economic and living conditions and calls on it to revise its policies that harm citizens’ interests and engage in serious and responsible social dialogue with central trade unions.
The CDT has called on all citizens and workers in various local and national sectors to participate massively in this protest march to make their voices heard and demand their social and economic rights.
In a related context, Morocco witnessed a general strike on February 5, 2025, in protest against government policies considered hostile to workers, including rising prices and the suspension of social dialogue. These labor movements disrupted some sectors, such as health, local councils, and justice. The CDT led a symbolic march in Casablanca, where demonstrators raised slogans condemning the government’s disruption of social dialogue and failure to respect commitments in previous agreements. These movements come amid widespread criticism of a draft law on exercising the right to strike, which opponents consider restrictive.
