Rabat- Head of the Government, Abdelilah Benkirane joined on Thursday the Labor Day celebrations of the National Union of Labor in Morocco (UNTM), which [leans toward??] to the ruling party PJD. UNTM’s activists expressed their support for the government’s reforms, and Benkirane admitted that the achieved reforms are inadequate.
The Labor Day celebrations in Morocco did not indicate any improvement with respect to [labor isues??] in Morocco as compared with last year’s celebrations. The unionist demonstrations were similar to the ones in 2013, with the same demands and chants. The only notable change was the participation of the head of the government in the UNTM mobilization in Casablanca.
Although, the National Union of Labor in Morocco supported the government’s achievements so far during its humble demonstration on Thursday in Casablanca, Benkirane admitted that the government’s efforts to help the working class so far are not enough.
Addressing the PJD and UNTM’s thousands of activists, as well as activists of the Renewal Student Organization (OREMA) who attended the demonsatration, Abdelilah Benkirane said in his speech that “the trade unions’ demands that we have responded to so far, after the social dialogue, are not enough.” He went on, "the working class hasn't had all its rights yet.’’
‘’God witness that I have not spared any effort to respond to all the working class’ demands,’’ Benkirane added.
According to Assabah, the demonstration featured the notable participation of the Justice and the Development Youth, who held up pictures of their colleague in the Renewal Student Organization, Abderrahime El Hassnaoui, who was murdered recently at the university of Dehar El Mehraz in Fes.
Abdelilah Benkirane denounced the criticism that he had received after he attended the funeral of Abderrahime El Hassnaoui. He explained that the travel expenses for airfare for himself and several PJD leaders were paid with their own personal money.
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