Hundreds demonstrated Sunday in Morocco’s economic capital Casablanca to protest against the surging cost of living in the North African country and urge action by the government, AFP correspondents said. Other demonstrators also travelled from across the country to Casablanca for the protest. CDT official Tarik Alaoui El Housseini said the organisation had initially planned a march on Casablanca, but objections from local authorities made them opt for a rally instead. Nadia Soubat, another CDT official, said the group denounced “the government’s inaction in applying the social accord achieved last year”. The agreement signed in April 2022 between the Moroccan government and major labour unions stipulated a rise in minimum wages in both the public and private sectors.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 05, 2023 07:46 UTC