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Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Transport and Logistics announced on Monday the continuity of social dialogue with road transport professionals, adding that it “has already proceeded to address certain demands.”
These complaints relate to the acceleration of administrative procedures on the renewal of vehicle fleets, the digitization of some administrative procedures, as well as the extension of free training for professional drivers and the support of transport companies affected by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
The professionals voiced their demands during a series of meetings held in December 2021 under the chairmanship of the Minister of Transport and Logistics and in January 2022 under the chairmanship of the Secretary-General of the ministry.
The meetings, part of the government’s social dialogue agenda, focused on the activities of national freight transport, public transport, tourist transport, international passenger transport by road, international freight transport by road, freight transport in ports by road, professional driving, vehicle repair, and self-drive car rentals.
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“The ministry sent matrices containing the complaints of professionals and the proposals of the administration to all professional representations, accompanied by questionnaires aimed at deepening the diagnosis of certain problems,” added the ministry in a press release.
The ministry scheduled additional meetings to discuss transport in rural areas, the training of professional drivers, the transport of liquefied gas, and the transport of personnel on behalf of third parties. Social coverage is yet to be discussed in upcoming meetings.
In the past two months, the Moroccan government has carried out several meetings with public and private stakeholders to address the most pressing issues affecting vital sectors such as education, transport, and tourism.
Yet most Moroccan professionals do not seem to be satisfied with their dialogue with the government.
On Sunday, the National Federation of Tourism (FNT) expressed concerns over the “lack of responsiveness” of the government to tourism professionals’ demands. On the same day, the Coordination of Contractual Teachers called for nationwide protests and sit-ins in late February and early March.
