Union: Judicial Engineers Ignored, Freedoms Repressed

On the occasion of International Workers’ Day, the National Justice Union issued a strong statement condemning what it described as the “savage exploitation” of the working class in Morocco’s informal sectors. The union raised alarms over the continued sexual harassment of women in the workplace, citing weak oversight and a lack of effective legal protection.

The union accused the current government — referred to as a “government of the employers” — of pushing through laws that restrict freedoms and promote exploitative practices, amid record-high living costs and systematic erosion of workers’ rights.

The statement expressed deep concern over increasing pressure on public freedoms, especially union rights. It denounced what it described as a deliberate plan to weaken serious union activity by targeting and discriminating against union activists.

At the sectoral level, the union criticized the Justice Ministry’s delay in resolving engineers’ compensation issues, warning of potential tensions within the judicial administration. It emphasized that engineers’ demands reflect broader employee grievances.

It also condemned the postponement of professional qualification exams stipulated in the amended basic statute, criticizing the restriction of these opportunities to ministerial staff as unfair and exclusionary.

Two specialized committees have been formed to monitor promotion and social support cases, with the goal of defending both employees’ and citizens’ rights.

The union concluded by rejecting the results of recent leadership position selections, stating they lacked transparency and fairness, and pledged to report the matter to the National Authority for Integrity and Anti-Corruption for investigation.