25-02-2016 07:56 via news.yahoo.com

After strike, Moroccan unions aim to block pension plan in parliament

By Aziz El Yaakoubi CASABLANCA, Morocco (Reuters) - Morocco's main trade unions, whose members control a sixth of the seats in parliament's upper house, held a one-day strike on Wednesday, before saying they would seek to block a government draft bill to reform pensions. Public and private sector workers in Morocco's four largest labour unions went on strike for 24 hours in protest at government efforts to overhaul spending on pensions and subsidies. Morocco has ended fuel subsidies and frozen p
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