Morocco
Moroccan Coastal Town Assilah Struggles as Tourism Crisis Deepens
Many tourism professionals no longer have the means to overcome this economic crisis caused by Covid-19. In Assilah, they dread the worst for having missed the summer season.
Topic
Unemployment
Spain
Morocco Struggles to Replace Smuggling Economy After Closing Ceuta and Melilla Borders
Since the closure of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla, thousands of smugglers no longer have sources of income. The development projects decided by the Moroccan government, as an alternative, are still awaiting.
Morocco
Moroccan Textile Industry Faces Job Cuts Amid COVID-19 Slowdown
The slowdown in the Moroccan textile-clothing sector for months now risks leading to layoffs. The drop in local demand and the lack of clarity on demand for the last quarter are behind this forecast.
France
Survey: Nearly Half of Moroccan Youth Seek to Emigrate Amid Regional Trend
Nearly half of the young people in the Maghreb and Middle East countries, including Morocco, want to leave their country for more promising destinations. This is the result of the survey conducted by the ASDA’A BCW agency and published by Radio France Internationale.
Morocco
Casablanca Alcohol Retailers Protest License Revocations and Closures Amid Pandemic
Following the closure of several venues and the withdrawal of alcohol licenses, professionals in the field, through the Alliance of Free Trade Unions, organized a sit-in this Friday, September 25, starting at 10 a.m., in front of the Wilaya of the Casablanca-Settat region.
Morocco
Royal Air Maroc Seeks to Dissolve Pilots' Association Amid Layoff Dispute
Royal Air Maroc is at war with airline pilots. After the dismissal of 65 pilots, the company has just seized the courts in order to dissolve the Moroccan Association of Airline Pilots.
Morocco
Moroccan Outdoor Advertising Industry Faces Crisis: 10,000 Jobs at Risk Due to COVID-19
According to the Moroccan Association of Advertising Companies (AMAP), more than 10,000 jobs are threatened by the Covid-19 pandemic that persists. Professionals in the sector are calling for immediate exemption from royalties.
France
Moroccan Workers in France Hit Hard by COVID-19 Job Losses, Report Shows
The Covid-19 pandemic has had serious repercussions on the French economy, with among other things, the loss of thousands of jobs for Moroccans living abroad (MREs) working in the service sector. In contrast, dozens of Moroccan doctors are being recruited to fill the deficit in hospitals.
Morocco
Morocco's Car Rental Industry Faces Crisis: 60% of Agencies Bankrupt, Thousands of Jobs at Risk
The Association of Car Rental Companies without Drivers in Morocco (Alascam) has published data showing that 60% of companies are bankrupt and 90% are unable to pay their employees.
Morocco
Moroccan Hotel Industry in Crisis as Government Promises Fall Short
Moroccan hotel professionals have not finished accumulating bad news and are pointing the finger at the government, which would be at the root of the failure of the summer season that is coming to an end. For them, the government bears its share of responsibility in the crisis in the sector, due to many unfulfilled promises.
Morocco
Royal Air Maroc to Cut 900 Jobs, Reduce Fleet Amid Pandemic Crisis
To cope with the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has just laid off 140 employees, including 65 pilots. Several hundred others will receive their dismissal letter in the coming days.
Morocco
Morocco's COVID-19 Crisis Could Push Over 1 Million into Poverty, Report Finds
The restrictive measures imposed as part of the Covid-19 crisis have created new poor, notes an official report, published on Monday, August 17, 2020. This report predicts that the percentage of people "vulnerable to poverty" and/or poor will increase from 17.1% of the population in 2019 to 19.87% this year; 1.050 million additional people will be affected by monetary poverty.