Rabat, March 10 -- The five most representative unions in the education sector have announced their refusal to the contractual teachers' situation reform proposed by the ministry of education.

The unions reiterated that the only solution to end the ongoing contractual teachers' protests is by their integration into public sector employment.

The declarations come a day after the ministry announced a reform stating that c ontractual teachers will benefit from health care, pensions fund, early retirement in case of a permanent sickness, and the right to promotions to posts with greater responsibilities.

The unions have issued a joint statement in which they stick to their demand to have contractual teachers integrated into the public sect...