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 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 %.
Crossing into Ceuta does not entitle anyone to a monthly income, unemployment benefit, or housing. Emergency assistance may be granted to vulnerable people, but it depends on specific criteria and available places.
Morocco’s unemployment rate fell from 13% to 10.8 % with the implementation of a new HCP survey. This dramatic drop does not mean, however, that hundreds of thousands of people have found jobs. It is mainly the result of a new way of counting the unemployed.
A man receiving unemployment benefits in Spain was sanctioned after an undeclared stay in Morocco to the State Public Employment Service (SEPE ). The court reduced the penalty, but he will still lose three months of benefits.
Moroccans receiving unemployment benefits in Belgium must be careful about their stays in Morocco. ONEM requires a main and effective residence in Belgium, with only four weeks of vacation abroad per year.
Job seekers receiving benefits in France can travel to Morocco, but not without limits. Beyond 35 days of absence in a year , unemployment benefit payments may be called into question.
Moroccans who return to settle in France after living in Morocco sometimes have to wait before regaining certain rights. Health insurance, in particular, is not always reactivated immediately.
A vast demographic survey presents an unprecedented picture of French society. While cultural integration of immigrant children succeeds, access to employment remains particularly difficult for those from the Maghreb , facing persistent strong discrimination.
France is about to drastically tighten its rules on telemarketing. This legislative upheaval plunges Morocco’s outsourcing sector into uncertainty, directly threatening thousands of jobs based on commercial prospecting targeting France.
The HCP report on the Moroccan family shows that the choice of spouse is not primarily based on financial situation. For the women surveyed, moral values and sense of responsibility far outweigh economic criteria.
The Amicio call center in Redon is preparing to lay off its 85 employees, mostly women. A emblematic closure of the crisis in a sector hit by artificial intelligence and fierce competition from offshore countries, including Morocco.