Belgium
Moroccan Workers Make Up 8.2% of Brussels' Foreign Workforce, Study Finds
In Brussels , nearly a third of the region’s workforce is of foreign origin and 8.2% is of Moroccan origin.
Topic
Employment
Morocco
Marrakech Sees 27% Surge in New Business Registrations, Nearly 8,000 Companies Created in 2021
In 2021, nearly 8,000 companies were created in Marrakech , up 27% compared to 2020, according to the Regional Investment Center (CRI) of the region.
Morocco
Morocco Sees Surge in Military Service as Youth Seek Employment Opportunities
Reinstated in 2019, compulsory military service is presented "as a springboard to access employment". This presentation is widely valued and is the source of a sharp increase in the number of conscripts. Morocco is thus trying to solve the problem of youth employment to some extent.
Morocco
Morocco in Talks for Major Railway Factory, Promising 1,000 New Jobs
Morocco is in discussion with a railway equipment manufacturing company for the implementation of a project that will employ 1,000 people.
Morocco
Moroccan NGO Empowers Single Mothers with Radio Tech Training Amid Pandemic Struggles
The Moroccan non-profit and social welfare organization, 100% Moms, trains single mothers - women who are still stigmatized and marginalized - to become radio technicians. Many of them have lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 health crisis.
Morocco
New Economic Zone in Tetouan to Boost Industry and Combat Smuggling
The city of Tetouan will be equipped with a new economic activity zone , contributing to the strengthening of industrial reception infrastructures and addressing the problems of smuggling throughout the region.
Morocco
Tanger Med Industrial Zone Attracts 28 New Companies, $120 Million Investment
The Tanger Med industrial platform closed the year 2021 with 28 new industrial projects, representing total investments of nearly 1.2 billion DH and generating 4,400 new jobs.
Morocco
Survey Reveals Majority of Moroccan Workers Lack Employment Contracts and Job Security
In 2021, the majority of Moroccans did not have a contract formalizing their relationship with their employer , according to the High Commission for Planning (HCP).
Morocco
Morocco's Industry Sector Recovers 40% of Jobs Lost to Pandemic, Minister Reports
Morocco is gradually recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, while the Industry sector alone has recovered 40% of the jobs lost during the health crisis, said the Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour.
Morocco
Morocco Fires Ministry Official Over 'Sexual Orientation' in Mosque Literacy Materials
In Morocco, an official from the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs was fired for using the term "sexual orientation" in the documents used to teach literacy in mosques. The citizen and social movement, Moroccan Outlaws, which advocates for LGBTQIA+ rights, condemns this dismissal.
Morocco
Morocco Unveils $250 Million 'Awrach' Program to Create 250,000 Jobs by 2023
The national employment program "Awrach" was officially launched on Wednesday, January 12 in Rabat, by the Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch. It aims to create 250,000 direct jobs in 2022 and 2023.
Morocco
Moroccan Workers Embrace Hybrid and Remote Work, Survey Finds
The health crisis has pushed the labor market to change its functioning, particularly in terms of organization. In Morocco, 57% of workers prefer to work in a hybrid mode. A quarter of them have opted exclusively for remote work .