The Four-Party Union Coordination for Local Government Employees has spoken out against the Ministry of the Interior’s continued postponement of sectoral dialogue, warning that tensions and strikes may soon return to the sector.
In a recent statement, the union coordination urged local government workers to prepare for any developments in defense of their rights. The unions criticized the Ministry’s handling of the dialogue process, citing repeated delays and a lack of engagement with unions, which they believe undermines the Ministry’s role as a social partner.
The unions are particularly frustrated by the Ministry’s failure to hold a key round of talks scheduled for November 28. This meeting was expected to provide the Ministry’s final position on unresolved issues affecting workers. With no new date set for the dialogue, the unions are calling for urgent action.
The union coordination also took issue with the exclusion of unions from the proceedings of the Second National Forum on Advanced Regionalization. They pointed out that this exclusion coincided with the Ministry’s failure to engage in sectoral dialogue, while other sectors, such as the Prison Administration, have resolved their employees’ issues.
Suleiman Aqlai, national secretary of the National Union of Local Government Employees and Delegated Management, warned that if the Ministry continues to neglect sectoral dialogue, “all forms of unrest, starting with strikes, will return to the sector.”
Aqlai expressed his frustration in an interview with Hespress, noting that the Ministry had not responded to the unions’ concerns a month after the November 28 postponement. He emphasized that while the unions had acted in good faith by suspending strikes, patience was wearing thin.
Abdelrahim Afkir, a public employee and member of the Diploma Holders Coordination, echoed Aqlai’s sentiments, calling for 2025 to be declared the year of strikes in the sector. Afkir added that diploma holders, who have lost faith in the Ministry’s dialogue process, are determined to take action until their demands are met.
The unions’ actions come amid growing frustration over the continued delay in resolving workers’ issues, particularly as other sectors have seen their employees’ situations addressed. The unions are demanding urgent action from the Ministry to avoid further unrest in the new year.
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