2400 Contract Workers Granted Permanent Positions at OFPPT
26 July 2011
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Social peace has a cost!
The government, through the OFPPT, has used its financial resources. After a series of strikes, contract trainers at the OFPPT have won their case. Following an agreement between the Office, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the National Federation of Vocational Training (under the UMT), all contract trainers will be granted permanent positions. This represents 2,404 new positions requiring an annual budget of 300 million DH, jointly funded by the state and the OFPPT. This budget corresponds to the resources generated by the Office through its training programs. This new concession will undoubtedly increase the weight of the future 2012 Finance Act.
As a reminder, last April, nearly 1,500 teacher-trainers from the Office were on strike. Integration, better health insurance, decent retirement, etc. This protest movement stemmed from working conditions deemed precarious by both permanent and contract trainers.
Today, the integration of a first group (729 trainers) began on June 1st, retroactively. Six months later, another group of 599 trainers will be integrated. Then two other groups will benefit from the agreement in June and December 2012.
Since integration was not the only demand of the strikers, the protocol includes other measures. Thus, the Office will eliminate pay grades 1 to 4 and increase salaries for agents classified in grades 5 to 12. In addition, 2,700 agents will be reclassified. In application of government decisions resulting from social dialogue, all statutory personnel will benefit from a net monthly bonus of 600 DH. The Office also announces the creation of a supplementary pension plan for its personnel. These concessions will only motivate other employees to maintain their demands and multiply strike movements. With state funds readily available, the question remains: who will pay the bill?!
These reforms will be added to other objectives outlined by the Office in its development plan for the 2010/2016 period, with a commitment to train over one million young people. OFPPT funding is provided by the Vocational Training Tax (TFP) and its own resources, supplemented by state subsidies. These funding sources represent 43%, 16%, and 41% respectively of the 2011 budget, which amounted to over 2 billion DH.
Published on July 25, 2011.
Posted online on July 26, 2011.
www.leconomiste.com
The government, through the OFPPT, has used its financial resources. After a series of strikes, contract trainers at the OFPPT have won their case. Following an agreement between the Office, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the National Federation of Vocational Training (under the UMT), all contract trainers will be granted permanent positions. This represents 2,404 new positions requiring an annual budget of 300 million DH, jointly funded by the state and the OFPPT. This budget corresponds to the resources generated by the Office through its training programs. This new concession will undoubtedly increase the weight of the future 2012 Finance Act.
As a reminder, last April, nearly 1,500 teacher-trainers from the Office were on strike. Integration, better health insurance, decent retirement, etc. This protest movement stemmed from working conditions deemed precarious by both permanent and contract trainers.
Today, the integration of a first group (729 trainers) began on June 1st, retroactively. Six months later, another group of 599 trainers will be integrated. Then two other groups will benefit from the agreement in June and December 2012.
Since integration was not the only demand of the strikers, the protocol includes other measures. Thus, the Office will eliminate pay grades 1 to 4 and increase salaries for agents classified in grades 5 to 12. In addition, 2,700 agents will be reclassified. In application of government decisions resulting from social dialogue, all statutory personnel will benefit from a net monthly bonus of 600 DH. The Office also announces the creation of a supplementary pension plan for its personnel. These concessions will only motivate other employees to maintain their demands and multiply strike movements. With state funds readily available, the question remains: who will pay the bill?!
These reforms will be added to other objectives outlined by the Office in its development plan for the 2010/2016 period, with a commitment to train over one million young people. OFPPT funding is provided by the Vocational Training Tax (TFP) and its own resources, supplemented by state subsidies. These funding sources represent 43%, 16%, and 41% respectively of the 2011 budget, which amounted to over 2 billion DH.
Published on July 25, 2011.
Posted online on July 26, 2011.
www.leconomiste.com
