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The National Radio and Television Company held, on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at its headquarters in Rabat, the first session of the National Council of the CGT.SNRT union, in person and remotely, under the slogan calling for valuing the legacy of struggle and consolidating a strong trade union organization.
The session began with a presentation on the history of the union, its path of struggle, and its organizational values, before the National Office presented a summary of its work since the second national conference held in November 2025, along with a presentation of the general program that includes future projects at the organizational, communication, and training levels, as well as social files and dialogue with the administration. The members of the National Council discussed, during expanded sessions, developments in the institution's situation in light of the reform path of the public media holding, and the questions it raises regarding the future of professionals, stressing the need to involve the trade union actor in this workshop to ensure the improvement of the conditions of workers and the upgrading of the performance of public media. The session concluded with a number of recommendations, the most prominent of which was calling on the general administration to open a social dialogue on the unified demands file submitted by the union at the beginning of April, while emphasizing the adoption of internal governance based on participatory democracy and the activation of social partnership mechanisms stipulated by law. The Council also stressed the need to involve the union in discussing the future of workers within the framework of the new restructuring of the sector, and to work on updating the job description system and enacting a modern collective agreement that ends pending files and ensures fairness for various professional groups. On the professional side, the Council called for respecting trade union freedoms and improving working conditions, while strengthening continuous training and protecting freedom of expression within the institution, which contributes to improving the social climate and the stability of professional relations. The Council did not neglect the retirees, as it called for honoring them and enabling them to benefit from appropriate social and health services, in appreciation of their contribution to building the institution. It also expressed its solidarity with a number of union activists inside and outside the institution, criticizing what it described as practices of restriction on the basis of union affiliation, and calling on the administration to consolidate a culture of partnership and dialogue. The general recommendations issued by the Council emphasized the importance of strengthening the organizational presence of the union within the various directorates and regions, and expanding communication channels with professionals, in addition to strengthening the union committees and unifying efforts to meet the challenges. At the end of its work, the National Council renewed its involvement in coordination with various political, trade union, and civil actors for the reform of public media, calling on the professionals of the institution to rally around trade union work and contribute to defending rights and preserving gains.
