Strikes cost Morocco over 557,000 working days in 1996-97

Some 607 strike movements staged in Morocco in 1996-97 entailed a loss of 557,802 working days, an executive from the advisory council in charge of following-up social dialogue said.

The strikes were observed by 45,207 wage-earners out of a total of 72,551, ie. 62.3 pc, Yahia El Hassan said.

The executive added that 2,085 strikes were avoided thanks to labor conflicts settlement mechanisms, especially dialogue.