Faced with a draft law on strikes deemed unbalanced, small businesses and self-employed people in Morocco are mobilizing to defend their rights. The Moroccan Confederation of VSE-SMEs calls for a revision of this text, highlighting the lack of representation and the negative impact of this legislation on their competitiveness and their working conditions.
The Moroccan Confederation of VSE-SMEs is committed to defending the interests of very small enterprises (VSE), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as self-entrepreneurs, in order to ensure a legislative environment favorable to these essential economic actors. . However, the strike bill proposed by the government does not seem to address the concerns of these companies, often facing imbalances caused by large companies or institutional dysfunctions.
The main criticism made by the Confederation lies in the fact that the bill does not sufficiently take into account the specificities of VSE-SMEs and self-employed people. The lack of inclusive dialogue, particularly with representatives of these small businesses, is a major source of injustice. The Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Younes Sekkouri, consulted mainly employers (CGEM) and unions, leaving aside VSE-SMEs, which represent more than 98% companies in the country. These companies were not consulted on the amendments to the project, which accentuates the imbalance between economic actors.
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The bill favors large companies and unions, to the detriment of VSEs and SMEs, who should nevertheless have an equal right to strike to defend their interests. The absence of their representation in the House of Advisors and in institutions such as the CNSS, the DGI, or Maroc PME, reinforces this inequity.
-Small businesses, already fragile, are particularly vulnerable to economic disruption caused by strikes. Legislation that does not take this reality into account could jeopardize their viability. In addition, the limited resources of these companies to manage social conflicts make their situation even more difficult.
Thus, the Moroccan Confederation of VSE-SMEs calls on the government to take into account the needs of these companies, to include their representatives in discussions and to adopt legislation that truly promotes social and economic justice. It is crucial that parliamentarians, during their votes, take into consideration the majority of the Moroccan economy, represented by VSE-SMEs and self-employed people, rather than favoring large companies and their specific interests.
