The official website of the Moroccan Ministry of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills has been the target of a cyberattack orchestrated by Algerian hackers.
On Monday, opposition deputies addressed an oral question to the government, asking what measures it intends to take to reform the pension system.
Around 27,000 Moroccans left the country in 2022, according to the Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Younes Sekkouri. These are regular departures through official channels.
The Moroccan government has announced that a budget of 3 billion DH will be allocated to employment and entrepreneurship initiatives for the year 2022.
Scheduled for Friday, September 10, the school year is taking place in a context marked by the resurgence of Covid-19 . The situation is a major concern for the Ministry of National Education, aware of the difficulties of distance learning.
Questioned by Parliament on a question relating to work accidents, such as the one that occurred in the textile manufacturing workshop in Tanger, where 28 workers lost their lives following a flood followed by a short circuit, the Minister of Employment has absolved the government of responsibility. Mohamed Amekraz accused the owner of having opened his company in total violation of the provisions of Article 135 of the Moroccan Labor Code.
The lack of dialogue between Mohamed Amekraz, Minister of Employment, and the National Association of Café and Restaurant Owners angers professionals in the sector. They threaten to organize intense protest movements.
The restoration of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel is not to the liking of Mohamed Amekraz , Minister of Employment, member of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD).
In Morocco, labor inspectors began a strike on November 4 that will continue until November 20. They accuse Employment Minister Mohamed Amekraz of "prevaricating" in the face of their list of demands.
The Minister of Labor and Professional Integration spoke before the House of Representatives on the social repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic on the employment sector. Mohamed Amekraz said that the 3,610 civil servants who were laid off during the first 9 months of 2020 have returned to their jobs.
Some 2,228 declarations and 2,574 employment contracts have been registered by the CNSS since last August, the effective date of the law on domestic workers.
Two years after the entry into force of Law 19-12, relating to the employment contract, very few employers of domestic staff comply with the provisions of this legislation despite awareness campaigns. As of mid-July last year, only 1,877 domestic employee contracts had been filed with the Labor Directorate.