Rabat- Shopkeepers in Agadir forced tourists to leave a coffee shop to pressure the cafe owner into joining their strike.
A two-minute amateur video circulating on social media shows a group of vendors shouting slogans and forcing some tourists to leave the cafe.
The shopkeepers called the cafe owner a traitor.
Shopkeepers in municipal market have gone on strike since the municipal council adopted a decision compelling those who display products outside their shops to pay approximately MAD 30 every three months, the Agadir 24 newspaper reported.
Shopkeepers who do not pay up will be fined.
The municipal council issued a statement giving shop owners an extra week to comply with the decision.
The step taken by the Agadir municipal council is part of a campaign to free public spaces used by seasonal vendors.
