The Head of Government presides over the signing of the agreement for the April 2024 session between the government, trade union centers and professional workers’ organizations and associations

HIBAPRESS-RABAT

– General net monthly increase of 1,000 dirhams in the salaries of public sector workers who have not yet benefited from the increase; – Reduction in income tax (IR) for all civil servants and employees with a monthly impact of up to 400 dirhams for middle-income categories;

– Increase in the SMIG by a new tranche of 10%, which is added to a previous similar increase, bringing the revaluation of the SMIG to 20% since the advent of this government;

– Increase in the agricultural SMAG by a new tranche of 10%, which is added to a previous increase of 15%, bringing the revaluation of the agricultural SMAG to 25% since the advent of this government.

The Head of Government, Mr. Aziz Akhannouch chaired, Monday April 29, 2024 in Rabat, the signing of the agreement for the April 2024 session between the government on the one hand, the trade union centers, the General Confederation of Enterprises of Morocco (CGEM) and the Moroccan Confederation of Agriculture and Rural Development (COMADER) on the other hand; which establishes the results of this session of social dialogue that the government has established as a strategic choice in accordance with the enlightened vision of HM King Mohammed VI, may God help him.

This agreement crowns the efforts made by all parties through the formulation of proposals and approaches aimed at reaching acceptable solutions for the claim files submitted for examination, with a view to improving the situation of employees and preserving the competitiveness of the national company and its social commitments, while completing the implementation of the commitments contained in the agreement of April 30, 2022 which laid the foundations of social dialogue.

The agreement for the April 2024 session was signed by the Head of Government; by the trade union centers represented by the Secretary General of the Moroccan Labor Union, Mr. Miloudi Moukhariq, the Secretary General of the General Union of Moroccan Workers, Mr. Enaam Mayara and the Secretary General of the Democratic Confederation of Labor, Mr. Abdelkader Zaier; as well as by professional workers’ organizations and associations, represented by the President of CGEM, Mr. Chakib Alj and the President of COMADER, Mr. Rachid Benali.

The measures for the April 2024 session concern:

– The general net monthly increase of 1,000 dirhams in the salaries of public sector workers who have not yet benefited from the increase;

– The reduction in income tax (IR) for all civil servants and employees with a monthly impact of up to 400 dirhams for middle-income categories;

– The increase in the SMIG by a new tranche of 10%, which is added to a previous similar increase, bringing the revaluation of the SMIG to 20% since the advent of this government;

– The increase in the agricultural SMAG by a new tranche of 10%, which is added to a previous increase of 15%, bringing the revaluation of the agricultural SMAG to 25% since the advent of this government. In light of these measures, which confirm the democratic and social orientation of the current government, the number of beneficiaries of income improvements since the launch of social dialogue will have reached 4 million 250 thousand people, including 1 million 250 thousand civil servants. and 3 million employees in the private sector.

Alongside the income increase measures, the April 2024 session made it possible to achieve consensus around the fundamental principles for the implementation of the pension reform, the examination of which will continue with a view to submitting it to Parliament during the fall session of the year 2024. The draft organic law on strike will be submitted to Parliament during the current spring session. The government will also begin, in consultation with its social and economic partners, the examination of certain texts relating to labor legislation.

The Head of Government stressed that the signing of the agreement for the April 2024 session constitutes a historic event and constitutes a new achievement for the improvement of the situation of the working class, that HM the King, may God he assists, has always called for surrounding with the necessary concern in order to achieve development and guarantee social equity and national solidarity.

Mr. Aziz Akhannouch noted that the government has ensured since its inauguration joint and responsible action with its social and economic partners, as part of the institutionalization of social dialogue, in accordance with the enlightened Royal Vision establishing social dialogue as a choice strategic, emphasizing that the government has demonstrated strong political will to improve the material situation and support the purchasing power of workers in the public, private and different sectors