Moroccan Workers Appeal to King After Unjust Dismissal from 30-Year Jobs
7 December 2020
After nearly 30 years of loyal service within a company, a dozen women were laid off. One of them gives a poignant testimony.
Unemployment
Morocco’s Unemployment Soars to 1.5 Million as COVID-19 Impacts Job Market
21 November 2020
The deterioration of labor market indicators related to Covid-19 accelerated in the third quarter of 2020, with a worsening of the structural decline in the activity rate, (…)
Morocco’s GDP Doubles in Two Decades, Surpassing 1 Trillion Dirhams
16 November 2020
Between 2000 and 2019, Morocco’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) doubled, reaching over 1,000 billion dirhams. This is what the Minister of Economy indicated in his response, (…)
Moroccan Coastal Town Assilah Struggles as Tourism Crisis Deepens
6 November 2020
Many tourism professionals no longer have the means to overcome this economic crisis caused by Covid-19. In Assilah, they dread the worst for having missed the summer season.
Morocco Struggles to Replace Smuggling Economy After Closing Ceuta and Melilla Borders
26 October 2020
Since the closure of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla, thousands of smugglers no longer have sources of income. The development projects decided by the Moroccan government, as (…)
Moroccan Textile Industry Faces Job Cuts Amid COVID-19 Slowdown
15 October 2020
The slowdown in the Moroccan textile-clothing sector for months now risks leading to layoffs. The drop in local demand and the lack of clarity on demand for the last quarter (…)
Survey: Nearly Half of Moroccan Youth Seek to Emigrate Amid Regional Trend
10 October 2020
Nearly half of the young people in the Maghreb and Middle East countries, including Morocco, want to leave their country for more promising destinations. This is the result of (…)
Casablanca Alcohol Retailers Protest License Revocations and Closures Amid Pandemic
25 September 2020
Following the closure of several venues and the withdrawal of alcohol licenses, professionals in the field, through the Alliance of Free Trade Unions, organized a sit-in this (…)
Royal Air Maroc Seeks to Dissolve Pilots’ Association Amid Layoff Dispute
25 September 2020
Royal Air Maroc is at war with airline pilots. After the dismissal of 65 pilots, the company has just seized the courts in order to dissolve the Moroccan Association of Airline (…)
Moroccan Outdoor Advertising Industry Faces Crisis: 10,000 Jobs at Risk Due to COVID-19
19 September 2020
According to the Moroccan Association of Advertising Companies (AMAP), more than 10,000 jobs are threatened by the Covid-19 pandemic that persists. Professionals in the sector (…)