HIBAPRESS criticized the National Council of the National Union of Radio and Television, affiliated with the General Confederation of Labour, for what it described as a lack of social dialogue with the presidency of the Moroccan Radio and Television Company (SNRT) and the suspension of consultations on the "new media holding" project. It warned of the repercussions of the professional, social, and organizational conditions within the institution on the future of public media.
The Council, in a final statement issued from its second ordinary session held on October 8, 2026, in person and remotely, noted that the company is experiencing, in its words, a critical professional and social situation, amid accumulating problems, breaches of work customs and labour legislation, and the exhaustion of dialogue prospects with a number of officials.
The union stated that dialogue with the company's presidency is absent, while consultations with its union on the "new media holding" project have stopped after only two rounds, despite the project raising, according to the statement, questions about the future of public audiovisual media, the situation of employees, their rights and achievements, and the guarantees related to their professional future.
In the same context, the Council noted what it considered to be the limited powers of the Human Resources Directorate in responding to professional and social demands, despite progress in addressing a number of files and discussing projects within its purview.
On the professional level, the union criticized what it described as the dominance of a bureaucratic approach and the lack of communication and dialogue with employees in some directorates and channels, pointing to a decline in internal production in favor of external production companies. This, it considered, affects the quality of programs, limits equal opportunities and competition, and contributes to the spread of unemployment and discontent among professionals.
The union also accused the director of the Moroccan Channel of harassing its activists and practicing punitive approaches within the institution, considering these practices to be contrary to the guarantees of trade union freedom stipulated in the constitution, laws, and international conventions.
Regarding the Technical Directorate, particularly the Mobile Means Directorate, the Council raised issues related to working conditions, frequent travel, and long working hours, along with what it described as the absence of conditions ensuring the comfort and physical and psychological safety of employees. It demanded the reorganization of work schedules and tasks, respect for rest periods, and the assurance of due compensation and improvement of travel and working conditions.
The union demanded that the institution's management conduct an investigation and assessment of the professional competence and psychological safety of two female officials, one responsible for scheduling employees' work, and the second for tasks related to the SNRT-NEWS news platform. It considered that they caused suffering to a number of employees during the trial period, which requires, according to the statement, professional, social, and psychological support for professionals.
Concerning the reform of the public media system, the Council stressed that the qualification of the "new media holding" project requires, according to its vision, the resolution of outstanding issues and the improvement of conditions within the institution, in addition to reviewing the regulatory framework for employees. It called for the adoption of a collective agreement instead of the current basic statute, the updating of audiovisual job descriptions, the establishment of new criteria for applying for positions and responsibilities, and the strengthening of training and continuous education.
It also called for the activation of the provisions of the Labour Code within the institution, the strengthening of the role of the company committee and employee representatives, the expansion of professional representation and the establishment of participatory democracy, as well as providing the union with a copy of the employees' basic statute, which it stated it has been requesting for years.
In conclusion, the National Council called on independent union bodies within the institution to intensify coordination to build trade union unity and develop a unified demands file. It also urged employees to rally around the union and participate in its organizational dynamics, in order to defend their rights and dignity and to confront what it described as union suppression, abuse of influence, and abuse of power.
