The quality of food and catering services in Moroccan hospital centers leaves something to be desired. In a circular addressed on May 11 to health personnel, Minister Khalid Ait Taleb calls for better quality.
After restoration and renovation work, the old Moorish café in the Kasbah of the Oudayas in Rabat is operational again. The inauguration of this mythical place, considered one of the major attractions of the capital, took place on Saturday.
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in Morocco, cafe and restaurant revenues have fallen by 60% while 25% of businesses in the sector have been forced to close permanently. This is the point made by professionals who are urgently calling for a rescue plan for their sector.
Unable to withstand the health crisis related to the coronavirus, nearly 25% of cafes and restaurants have had to close permanently. The National Association of Cafes and Restaurants in Morocco is calling on the government for help.
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and especially following the recent preventive measures imposed for the month of Ramadan, cafe and restaurant owners and employees are in the doldrums. A situation that concerns the deputies and in the face of which the government is considering taking urgent measures.
The Moroccan authorities have announced, without much precision, support for the cafe and restaurant sector, which has been engaged in a strike movement since Friday across the country to compel the government to take emergency measures to save the catering industry and relax restrictions during the month of Ramadan.
At the initiative of their federation, cafe and restaurant owners in Morocco will start a national strike next Friday, April 9, to, they say, denounce the "government’s refusal to cooperate in implementing measures to stop the bankruptcy of their sector of activity in this period of pandemic".
The health crisis has particularly affected the tourism sector of Agadir-Souss Massa, one of the most important tourist destinations in Morocco and even internationally. But little by little, hope is reborn, for a better recovery.
The Council of Government, meeting on Thursday, March 18, 2021, by videoconference under the chairmanship of Saad-Eddine El Otmani, adopted the draft decree implementing Decree-Law No. 2.20.605, published on September 15, 2020. This will help alleviate the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on restaurant employees.
Food professionals in Morocco are taking the field. Battered by the effects of the health crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic, they are calling for help while making proposals.
The extension of the state of health emergency is not to the liking of cafe and restaurant owners, who see through this measure imminent bankruptcies. In their sights, the Minister of Labor and Professional Integration, Mohamed Amekraz , whom they accuse of turning a deaf ear to their grievances.
The Moroccan government should soon announce the easing of the restrictive measures in force since January 13. The decision concerns in particular the extension of the opening hours of shops, cafes and restaurants.