The Moroccan olive oil campaign , boosted by exceptional yields, is experiencing an unprecedented delay due to rains and a labor shortage. This gap now threatens the biological rest of the trees before the flowering cycle in April.
Faced with the massive commercial success of the electric R5, Renault has recruited temporary workers from Morocco to boost its production rates in Douai . The site is now producing 900 vehicles per day to meet the surge in demand.
It is a shock for the 135 employees of Puiseux-Pontoise. After more than sixty years of activity, the Lisi Automotive plant will permanently close its doors next June. Considered "no longer competitive enough" by management, this historic fastener site will not survive the group’s reorganization. The latter has chosen to sacrifice its Ile-de-France establishment to refocus its activities abroad, particularly in Morocco.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Safran, Olivier Andriès, stated during a hearing in the Senate that the group’s investments abroad, particularly in Morocco, have helped preserve the industrial activity on French territory.
The announcement of the spectacular increase in imports of Moroccan tomatoes in Spain coincides with a pivotal period for the trade agreements linking the European Union to the Kingdom. This jump of nearly 70% recorded at the beginning of 2025 does not leave anyone indifferent, especially not the Spanish farmers who see the competition from the southern neighbor radically transforming the European market.
Faced with recruitment difficulties in northern France, the car manufacturer Renault is calling on the expertise of its Moroccan employees to support the teams at the production sites.
Despite an exceptional production exceeding two million tons for the 2025-2026 season, the Moroccan olive oil sector is facing a major paradox. While abundance has brought the price of a liter back to around 70 dirhams , the acute shortage of labor and the explosion of harvesting costs threaten the profitability of farms and the pace of processing.
This is news that will delight consumers, but gives cold sweats to farmers. While olive production is at record levels thanks to the autumn rains, causing the price of a liter of oil to drop between 50 and 60 dirhams , the sector is hit by an acute labor shortage that threatens to paralyze the harvest.
The tightening of the screws has worked beyond the expectations of its promoters. One year after the implementation of the circular carried by the former Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau , the regularizations of undocumented immigrants in France are experiencing a spectacular drop of 42%. A policy of firmness that plunges thousands of foreign workers, including Moroccans, into a dead end.
The Council of Government has validated a 5% increase in the guaranteed minimum interprofessional wage (SMIG) in the non-agricultural sectors. This measure, which will come into effect on January 1, 2026, marks the culmination of the social agreement signed in April 2024.
On November 10th, the court in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ordered the Moroccan consulate in the Canary Islands to pay Amir (a pseudonym), a driver for the institution, the sum of 20,000 euros in damages, finding Consul Fatiha El Kamouri guilty of "degrading treatment" and unfair dismissal.
Many Moroccan students excelling in French grandes écoles are very enthusiastic about putting their skills to work for Morocco.