Developing the public service is a reform option and an urgent requirement in Morocco

Ghaitha Mazwar, Minister of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, said that developing the public function “is no longer just a reform option, but rather has become an urgent requirement required by developments in the current context and imposed by the challenges of the next stage,” stressing that “this reform paves the way for building qualified public facilities capable of achieving the effectiveness of public policies.” Its effectiveness and the success of development projects.”

Mazour added, in her speech today, Wednesday, at the study day organized by the National Labor Union in Morocco in the House of Councillors, on: “The public job in Morocco… between the reality of transformations and the necessity of providing public service,” that “the government is keen, within the framework of its participatory approach to studying all issues.” “Social and economic, to strengthen social dialogue, and develop relations with trade union organizations, as an essential partner in preparing public policies.”

The Minister stressed that the government’s keenness on partnership allows “the submission of compatible proposals and visions regarding them, capable of improving the professional and social situation of all female and male employees on the one hand, and developing the public services provided by the administration on the other hand.”

Mazour stated that the participatory approach adopted by the government to reform and develop the public service system is based on a set of foundations, including “a solid and clear reference, based on the royal directives contained in the royal speech on the occasion of the opening of the first parliamentary session of the first legislative year of the tenth legislative term, which It identified the major approaches to reforming the administration and improving its performance. It is mainly related to changing behaviors and mentalities, the quality of legislation, qualifying employees, and digitizing management in a way that enables it to achieve efficiency and increase productivity.”

The approach to this reform is also based, according to the same government official, on “the constitutional requirements that frame the rules contained in the Public Utilities Charter and the principles guiding good governance, integrity, transparency, and linking responsibility to accountability.” In addition to placing citizen service at the core of reform, it remains the government’s responsibility to ensure that it responds well to citizen requirements with the necessary effectiveness and speed, which is what the development model report emphasized.”

The spokeswoman stressed the importance of consolidating the social and development model in our country, “which is based on building the social state, as established by King Mohammed VI and its strategic directions, in order to achieve the public interest and respond to the aspirations of the stakeholders.”

The Minister also considered “dialogue and consultation with social partners through the institutionalization of social dialogue the optimal space for finding solutions to the various issues raised, given the government’s conviction and deep belief in the necessity of all parties’ contributions, each from their position, and the involvement of stakeholders and economic and social actors in the process of developing the public service system.” “This makes our country able to overcome the challenges it faces at all levels of democracy, development, social, and management.”

The Minister of Digital Transition and Administration Reform confirmed her adoption of the principle of gradualism in addressing the imbalances known to the public service system, as the government worked, within the framework of strengthening the social pillars of the state and institutionalizing social dialogue, to “hold several rounds with social parties, whether at the central or sectoral level, which led to… Agreeing on a set of commitments that would improve the financial and professional conditions of female and male employees.”

The government official did not miss the opportunity without reminding that “social dialogue has continued, whether at the central or sectoral level; These rounds culminated in the signing of the April 29, 2024 agreement, which included important increases in employees’ wages, represented by a general increase in wages amounting to 1,000 dirhams, divided into two parts, starting in July 2024, while the minimum wage in public employment in July 2025 will reach 4,500 dirhams per month.”

Mazour added, “The review of the income tax will result in an increase in wages in an amount that may reach 400 dirhams per month, starting in January 2025.” She pointed out that the government has prepared more than 30 draft legal texts that will be referred to the ratification procedure as soon as possible, with the aim of implementing the agreement. .