Professionals in the textile and clothing sector, hard hit by the covid-19 health crisis, disapprove of the increase in the SMIG (minimum wage) whose effectiveness is announced for this July 1, 2020.
Like other sectors of activity, the textile and clothing sector is gradually coming back to life. A timid recovery that is taking place, it is assured, in compliance with health measures.
In total, 69 Moroccan textile companies have exported nearly 18.5 million units of protective masks to 11 countries spread over the four continents.
Reusable masks made in Morocco are having trouble selling, due to weak export demand.
A few days before the end of confinement, ready-to-wear stores regret being forgotten by the local authorities. They are eagerly awaiting the green light from the Moroccan authorities to resume their activities.
The textile-clothing sector in Morocco is facing enormous difficulties due to the covid-19 pandemic. Several tens of thousands of small formal and informal workshops are dying. The players in this sector are calling for help to get out of the crisis.
China could lose its leadership status in manufacturing and supply, for having been the starting point of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Oxford Business Group, some companies are looking for alternative production bases, and Morocco seems to meet all the conditions.
In Fez , the textile sector is doing poorly. Desperate, the textile workers of the city are calling for aid programs for textile companies and an export premium.
After its two stores at the Morocco Mall and the Tachfine Mall in Casablanca, Lefties is setting up in Rabat, at the Arribat Center shopping mall. Through this new opening, the brand is determined to expand its network in Morocco.
While Morocco and Turkey have engaged in negotiations aimed at revising the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) linking the two countries, Moroccan textile manufacturers intend to regain the local market, which is facing major difficulties.
Morocco has just strengthened its commercial system regarding Turkish textiles. Since Wednesday, January 1, the government has authorized the establishment of a definitive additional import duty of 27%.
Morocco ranks 8th on the list of clothing supplier countries to the European Union (EU) with 2.35 billion euros, up 1.1% compared to the same period in 2018.