In a report published on 6 November 2026, Hespress describes demands put to Employment Minister Abderrahim Chahid this week.
The CDT seeks a legal framework for regular dialogue and withdrawal of the strike law. The UNTM wants purchasing-power measures.
These demands do not constitute government decisions.
Officials from the CDT and UNTM called on Morocco's government to reopen dialogue on Organic Law 97.15 governing strikes, in statements published by Hespress on 30 October 2026.
Mohamed El Hattati, a member of the Democratic Confederation of Labour's executive bureau, maintains the demand to withdraw the legislation. He argues that its provisions restrict trade union rights. That assessment is the union's position.
Abdelilah Dahmane, deputy secretary-general of the National Union of Labour in Morocco, calls for negotiated changes to conditions, procedures and penalties, alongside a timetable for talks. Both positions come from interviews by the same outlet. They establish neither a government commitment nor an enacted legislative change.
