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Int'l forum on social justice kicks off in Morocco

Xinhua, February 20, 2017 Adjust font size:

The 2nd International Parliamentary Forum on Social Justice kicked off in Morocco on Monday under the theme "the institutionalization of social dialogue: an essential preamble for sustainable development and social justice."

Organized by Morocco's House of Advisors, also known as the upper house, the annual forum aims to expand deliberations regarding social justice issues and efficiently contribute toward achieving the World Day for Social Justice's goals and objectives.

During the forum's opening session Morocco's King Mohammed VI relayed a message to participants highliting the need for innovative social dialogue in order to reach effective systems and promote social peace, economic growth and sustainable, inclusive development of all social categories, in order to reach the main goal of social justice.

He stressed that one of the main challenges facing all parties involved in the social dialogue process is managing the transition toward a new generation of mechanisms.

The king noted that the country's new constitution offers valuable opportunities which need to be intelligently and innovatively applied by legislators, stakeholders, local councils and civil society in order to achieve an advanced standardization of social dialogue, as a component of the national model for social justice.

Hereof, he urged parliament to pursue an all-inclusive development of a Moroccan social justice model, through organizing thematic and sectoral debates, forums and consultations with relevant actors and adopt their results in preparation for future parliamentary forum sessions.

During its first edition, the forum adopted the Rabat Declaration on Social Justice, considered by the Inter-Parliamentary Union as part of its affidavit documents for the 2017-2021 period. Endit