Unemployed Graduates: The State Undermines the Teaching Profession
8 May 2008
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• 1,100 recruited to the National Education
• Competence sacrificed for seniority
"We maintain our commitment not to resume the sit-in in front of Parliament," affirms Moustafa Al Maâroufi, the main coordinator of the Nasr group. With 1,436 members, this group claims to be the largest of the 25 associations in the unemployed graduates' movement. This will not be the first time that the government has given in to pressure, but this time it comes at the right moment to "top the list" of El Fassi's first 100 days as head of the executive. This has, however, "cost" the hasty creation of 1,100 budget positions in National Education. This is expensive, knowing that the State is committed to reducing its workforce. But despite this demonstrated "good" will, consolidated by facts, the strikers do not spare the government from their criticism.
The last recruitment operation was allegedly tainted by numerous irregularities: corruption and favoritism based on partisan affiliation criteria, they denounce on their website. Moreover, the unemployed graduates occupied the headquarters of the Istiqlal party on January 30, calling the Prime Minister a "fascist." This strong action led to the postponement of the publication of the interview results. At the Ministry of National Education, only 400 candidates were mentioned, also citing a "too low" level of graduates. A more or less shared feeling within the government. Nevertheless, the figure of 400 will be almost tripled. One of those miracles that we only see in Morocco anymore.
In total, 750 unemployed people from the Nasr group (actually composed of three other smaller groups) will be hired. The total number of unemployed people integrated into the teaching profession is 1,100. The additional hundred were, it seems, added at the last minute. Nasr believes that its share has been reduced. Abuse. But that's not all. In the agreement of November 20, 2007, signed with the government, the latter undertook to integrate the unemployed according to their seniority of registration on the strikers' lists. This implies that competence should be relegated to second place. The executive has relatively failed in this commitment (fortunately). "It has also not defined a strategy for integrating the other unemployed members of the Nasr group," insists the group's coordinator. There are 2,500 of them in total. A figure that is likely to increase, as this first "victory" will attract other unemployed people. "Sit-in in Rabat": the series is only in season 1... To be continued.
Posted on March 25, 2008
Leconomiste.com
• Competence sacrificed for seniority
"We maintain our commitment not to resume the sit-in in front of Parliament," affirms Moustafa Al Maâroufi, the main coordinator of the Nasr group. With 1,436 members, this group claims to be the largest of the 25 associations in the unemployed graduates' movement. This will not be the first time that the government has given in to pressure, but this time it comes at the right moment to "top the list" of El Fassi's first 100 days as head of the executive. This has, however, "cost" the hasty creation of 1,100 budget positions in National Education. This is expensive, knowing that the State is committed to reducing its workforce. But despite this demonstrated "good" will, consolidated by facts, the strikers do not spare the government from their criticism.
The last recruitment operation was allegedly tainted by numerous irregularities: corruption and favoritism based on partisan affiliation criteria, they denounce on their website. Moreover, the unemployed graduates occupied the headquarters of the Istiqlal party on January 30, calling the Prime Minister a "fascist." This strong action led to the postponement of the publication of the interview results. At the Ministry of National Education, only 400 candidates were mentioned, also citing a "too low" level of graduates. A more or less shared feeling within the government. Nevertheless, the figure of 400 will be almost tripled. One of those miracles that we only see in Morocco anymore.
In total, 750 unemployed people from the Nasr group (actually composed of three other smaller groups) will be hired. The total number of unemployed people integrated into the teaching profession is 1,100. The additional hundred were, it seems, added at the last minute. Nasr believes that its share has been reduced. Abuse. But that's not all. In the agreement of November 20, 2007, signed with the government, the latter undertook to integrate the unemployed according to their seniority of registration on the strikers' lists. This implies that competence should be relegated to second place. The executive has relatively failed in this commitment (fortunately). "It has also not defined a strategy for integrating the other unemployed members of the Nasr group," insists the group's coordinator. There are 2,500 of them in total. A figure that is likely to increase, as this first "victory" will attract other unemployed people. "Sit-in in Rabat": the series is only in season 1... To be continued.
Posted on March 25, 2008
Leconomiste.com
