A group of current and retired employees of Bank Al-Maghrib and Dar As-Sikkah have taken to Facebook to protest against the management of Abdellatif Jouahri. The members of the group are demanding an increase in wages and compensation, as well as the settlement of several social issues.
For weeks now, individuals with both known and anonymous identities have been posting on the “Bank Al-Maghrib employee” group, which has 767 members so far, calling for a meeting as well as transforming the group into union coordination.
This would be outside of the known union channels at Bank Al-Maghrib and Dar As-Sikkah, and outside of the social agreements that bind the management of the public institution to the representatives of the employees.
The members of the Facebook group advocate for parity between Bank Al-Maghrib and Dar As-Sikkah employees and other public sector workers. They additionally call for a salary increase similar to that offered to education sector staff.
Some complained about the meagerness of the compensation they receive, particularly those related to housing and seniority. Others expressed their distrust and dissatisfaction with the effectiveness of the union representation of employees at the institution and demanded a serious dialogue with the administration.
Sources within Bank Al-Maghrib, in a statement to Hespress AR, said that “everything promoted on social media through those accounts lacks legal and institutional foundation, warning that it may result in legal repercussions.”
The Central Bank refuted the presence of any social work coordination within it. It also emphasized that social partners are the only entities entitled to engage in such activities under the established legal framework.
The informed sources also said that “Facebook accounts cannot, under any circumstances, be considered as dialogue parties, especially as some of them are fake and not related to user categories.”
They also expressed surprise at allegations regarding the poor social conditions in Bank Al-Maghrib and Dar As-Sikkah, noting that “the administration has been working for years to provide suitable conditions for the work of social partners, in line with the legal system and social services.”
The posts on the Facebook group accused the Bank of Morocco’s management of luring union members with social benefits, which was denied by the said sources. The group members urged Al Jouahri to find a solution to the social tension within the public institution and to confront a faction of unionists who prioritize their personal interests.
Meanwhile, members of the group exchanged, through posts and comments, accusations of “spying for the benefit of the institution’s executives” and trying to disrupt the group’s work.
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