One million jobs in five years and no pension below 3,000 dirhams. With the legislative elections approaching, the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) is putting forward several particularly ambitious social commitments.
Bilal worked in Fnideq before heading to Ceuta during the recent wave of crossings. Trained in mechanics, he hoped to find better prospects there. Once there, however, even some Moroccan employers refused to hire him.
France rejected around 40% of applications from Moroccan seasonal workers in 2024. The figure was provided by Paris and cited in a recent European Commission report on seasonal work in the Union.
A Moroccan man was refused renewal of his residence permit and issued an OQTF. The prefecture notably considered that his Spanish wife had neither an employment contract nor her own resources. Yet she had been working for several months, with an income of around 2,000 euros.
For MRE families considering settling permanently in Morocco, their children’s age can become decisive. After the age of 11 or 12, the transition between school systems may be more difficult, particularly because of differences in languages and curricula.
In Morocco, only 17.5% of women participate in the labor market, compared with around 51% worldwide. The World Bank points to very concrete obstacles: childcare, transportation, working conditions, and the behavior of certain employers.
The average net monthly salary in Morocco’s public sector reached 10,600 dirhams in 2025. But more than 38% of civil servants earn 8,000 dirhams or less.
The special procedure allowing certain undocumented immigrants working in a shortage occupation to obtain a residence permit does not directly apply to Moroccans. Their situation remains governed by the 1987 Franco-Moroccan agreement, the courts have just confirmed.
Morocco’s ageing population will increase the need for home assistance and long-term care. According to the CESE, foreign workers could complement national skills, provided these professions are professionalised and decent jobs are guaranteed.
In Moroccan families receiving money from abroad, remittances per working-age adult reach an amount comparable to the SMIG. The support has become significant enough to influence the professional choices of some households.
In Morocco, 55.4% of declared businesses say they face competition from informal activities. These structures are often tiny, but able to offer lower prices by avoiding some costs and regulations.
The strict unemployment rate fell to 9.5 % in Morocco. However, this improvement does not tell the whole story: a new indicator that includes the unemployed, underemployed people and the potential workforce still reaches 18.9 %.