LDuring its national council held in Casablanca, the executive office of the trade union center denounced what it describes as “structural weaknesses” exacerbated by collusion between political power and financial interests, the lack of regulation, and the persistence of corruption and authoritarianism.
The CDT believes that the dysfunctions of the Moroccan economy originate in a system where the marriage between money and power generates an excessive concentration of wealth, fueling social and territorial inequalities. The executive office also pointed out the decline in freedoms, particularly those of expression, demonstration and union organization, stressing that these attacks undermine the ability of citizens to claim their rights.
The organization did not fail to recall the urgency of guaranteeing fundamental security – food, water and energy – which, according to it, are seriously compromised. The CDT cites in particular the example of the Samir refinery, whose paralysis since 2015 threatens the country’s energy sovereignty. This issue, although regularly brought to the attention of the government by the national oil and gas federation, remains unresolved.
On a global level, the CDT warns against the amplifying effects of international crises, in particular climate change, galloping inflation and the instability of interest rates, which could further plunge vulnerable countries, such as Morocco, into a spiral of over-indebtedness and economic precariousness.
In this context, the trade union center considers it worrying that certain categories of the population, mainly the economic and political elites, seem spared from the difficulties experienced by the majority of Moroccans. “Those who celebrate an alleged improvement in the economic situation only speak of their own enrichment, disconnected from the reality of citizens”castigates the CDT, denouncing a widening of the social divide and a climate of injustice perceived as increasingly unbearable.
Faced with this observation, the CDT calls for an overhaul of the political system, believing that only an authentic democracy, based on profound reforms, will be able to guarantee stability and social equity.
For the central office, one of the priorities remains the strengthening of the link between political decision and popular will, which involves in particular an effective separation of powers and an increased fight against corruption. The CDT finally affirms that the authority of the State does not reside only in its capacity to maintain public order, but above all in its ability to ensure a true social pact, guarantor of collective security.
