Clerks: 90% of the memorandum of understanding with the State executed, according to Me Moussa SARR

The Minister of Justice, Me Moussa SARR, estimates that 90% of the points of the memorandum of understanding signed on August 7, 2025 between the State and the clerks’ unions have been executed. The reclassification of agents remains the main point of disagreement between the two parties, who say they remain open to dialogue.

The government reports progress in the implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed on August 7, 2025 with the clerks’ unions SYTJUST and UNTJ. In a communication, the Minister of Justice, Me Moussa SARR, indicated that nearly 90% of the points of the agreement have been executed, the disagreement mainly relating to the modalities of reclassification of justice workers.

This agreement is based on Decree No. 2019-575 of February 5, 2019 reorganizing the bodies and careers of justice workers. According to the minister, despite the adoption of this text in 2019, its implementation had not begun before the signing of the protocol in August 2025.

Among the measures carried out is the training of 546 justice workers at the Judicial Training Center, from December 2025 to May 2026. At the end of this six-month training, the participants passed the assessments and obtained their diploma, indicated Me Moussa SARR.

Monitoring of the protocol then gave rise to several meetings between the ministries concerned and the trade union organizations. During a meeting held on July 23, 2026, the parties notably agreed to set up a single window in order to centralize reclassification files and accelerate their processing.

The Ministry responsible for the Civil Service also accepted the regularization of advancements for justice workers until 2026, whether automatic or optional, according to the minister’s explanations. Salary simulations were also carried out to measure the effects of reclassification. They highlight a significant increase in remuneration, the minimum amount announced is 200,000 CFA francs.

The main point of disagreement, however, concerns the method of reclassification. The Ministry of Labor favors reclassification on the basis of the equal or immediately higher index, in accordance with administrative rules and practices. The unions are demanding a reclassification preserving the ranks acquired.

The government believes that this last option does not have a legal basis and could create a precedent for other categories of civil servants. The unions nevertheless maintain their demand.

Me Moussa SARR assured that the dialogue was continuing and welcomed the absence of a strike in judicial circles despite this dispute. He expressed hope that a compromise could be found, emphasizing the authorities’ openness to continuing discussions.

CTN