A few days before the resumption of social dialogue between the government and trade unions, retirees are trying to make their voices heard. Plagued by deep frustration, they are joining the wave of general discontent to demand serious and immediate measures to improve their situation, particularly a general revaluation of their pensions.
The Moroccan Network of Pensioner Organisations (RĂ©MOR) has thus announced the organisation of a sit-in in front of Parliament on 26 April. The objective is to denounce the continuous deterioration of their purchasing power, undermined by the surge in prices and the rise in medical care costs.
Moreover, this is not the first time that retirees have led a protest movement. Since 2024, they have multiplied sit-ins to denounce the stagnation of their pensions for 25 years, as well as the generalised decline of essential services.
In a context marked by the “non-respect” of commitments made by successive governments, particularly those contained in the agreement of 26 April 2011, retirees claim to live in an atmosphere of uncertainty and abandonment.
While the government has recently introduced a total exemption from income tax (IR) for certain retirement pensions, this measure is considered insufficient and inequitable in the eyes of the Network of Pensioner Organisations. “This exemption only concerns a minority of retirees, those who receive more than 14,000 dirhams per month,” explains a union representative.
A measure which, according to him, excludes nearly 98% of retirees, particularly those from the private sector, whose pensions are often modest. Faced with this situation, the unions are calling for the inclusion of the pension claims book on the agenda of the next round of social dialogue, scheduled for this week.
They are calling for an in-depth reform of pension schemes, believing that “true reform begins with increasing pensions.” Retirees thus hope that their demands, carried for years, will finally find a favourable echo in the framework of the new round of dialogue in preparation for Labour Day with a view to restoring justice for this category of the population.
The Moroccan Network of Pensioner Organisations (RĂ©MOR) has thus announced the organisation of a sit-in in front of Parliament on 26 April. The objective is to denounce the continuous deterioration of their purchasing power, undermined by the surge in prices and the rise in medical care costs.
Moreover, this is not the first time that retirees have led a protest movement. Since 2024, they have multiplied sit-ins to denounce the stagnation of their pensions for 25 years, as well as the generalised decline of essential services.
In a context marked by the “non-respect” of commitments made by successive governments, particularly those contained in the agreement of 26 April 2011, retirees claim to live in an atmosphere of uncertainty and abandonment.
While the government has recently introduced a total exemption from income tax (IR) for certain retirement pensions, this measure is considered insufficient and inequitable in the eyes of the Network of Pensioner Organisations. “This exemption only concerns a minority of retirees, those who receive more than 14,000 dirhams per month,” explains a union representative.
A measure which, according to him, excludes nearly 98% of retirees, particularly those from the private sector, whose pensions are often modest. Faced with this situation, the unions are calling for the inclusion of the pension claims book on the agenda of the next round of social dialogue, scheduled for this week.
They are calling for an in-depth reform of pension schemes, believing that “true reform begins with increasing pensions.” Retirees thus hope that their demands, carried for years, will finally find a favourable echo in the framework of the new round of dialogue in preparation for Labour Day with a view to restoring justice for this category of the population.