Morocco’s government agreed to increase wages for professors by 3,000 dirhams, a move that should see the end of a row with higher education unions that led to a shaky beginning of the school year.
An agreement to ratify the rise is expected to be signed today between unions and Head of government, Aziz Akhannouch, sources told Hespress AR.
The meeting is expected to take place in the presence of Abdelatif Miraoui, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, and the general secretaries of the trade unions.
Wage increases are to be divided on three cuts, starting January 1, 2023; 2024 and 2025.
The rise is expected to ease tension between unions and the government over a 25-year-old statute governing hiring, terms of employment, and promotions of professors. A government-tabled draft to review the legislation is not up to bar, the Union says.
The Union says the draft statute is unfair in its requirement for candidates to be under 45 years old to qualify for a professor position. Many exceed the age limit. The draft also prohibits research professors from lecturing outside of their affiliated universities.
Other demands include exemption from income tax, and a central role in the drafting of programs for the development of higher education institutions and universities.
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