RABAT: Thousands of teachers flooded the streets of the Moroccan capital on Sunday to call for higher conditions after a midnight protest dispersed via insurrection police left dozens wounded.
Teachers on transient contracts had been on strike since March 3 tough everlasting employment arrangements that might toughen their rights and advantages, particularly over retirement.
On Saturday evening baton-wielding insurrection police used water cannons to disperse a protest via several thousand young teachers who marched peacefully in central Rabat chanting "freedom, dignity, social justice".
As evening fell, demonstrators held aloft candles and used their mobile phones as torches, before putting in a makeshift camp in entrance of parliament.
Police moved in to break up the collection after the protestors refused to go away following greater than two hours of negotiations, in keeping with an AFP journalist.
Around 60 people had been frivolously wounded and brought to clinic, in keeping with Othman Zeriouch, one of the most organisers of the protest motion.
On Sunday morning several thousand teachers had been back at the streets of Rabat, chanting slogans such as "we must safeguard free education" and "teaching is not a commodity".
They additionally demanded adjustments to current transient contracts - announcing "the people want (their) abolition" - within the protest which lasted several hours and followed a march to parliament.
Zeriouch mentioned a gathering would be held later Sunday to talk about future motion.
Teachers on transient contracts revel in the similar salaries as their everlasting colleagues - 5,000 dirhams ($520) a month - but in contrast to them would not have get right of entry to to a pension fund and different advantages.
Teachers on transient contracts had been on strike since March 3 tough everlasting employment arrangements that might toughen their rights and advantages, particularly over retirement.
As evening fell, demonstrators held aloft candles and used their mobile phones as torches, before putting in a makeshift camp in entrance of parliament.
Police moved in to break up the collection after the protestors refused to go away following greater than two hours of negotiations, in keeping with an AFP journalist.
Around 60 people had been frivolously wounded and brought to clinic, in keeping with Othman Zeriouch, one of the most organisers of the protest motion.
On Sunday morning several thousand teachers had been back at the streets of Rabat, chanting slogans such as "we must safeguard free education" and "teaching is not a commodity".
They additionally demanded adjustments to current transient contracts - announcing "the people want (their) abolition" - within the protest which lasted several hours and followed a march to parliament.
Zeriouch mentioned a gathering would be held later Sunday to talk about future motion.
Teachers on transient contracts revel in the similar salaries as their everlasting colleagues - 5,000 dirhams ($520) a month - but in contrast to them would not have get right of entry to to a pension fund and different advantages.
Moroccan teachers stage new demo over benefits
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