In the Casablanca-Settat region, 1,300 cafes and restaurants are in turmoil and have still not opened their doors after the lockdown. Professionals in the sector explain this situation by a lack of means, given the fact that these cafes have been closed for four months.
The Moroccan economy has not finished suffering the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Just for the 2nd quarter, it lost 589,000 jobs, reveals the High Commission for Planning (HCP), in an information note on the labor market situation.
Transport professionals are in the doldrums following the closure, since July 26, of Tangier, Tetouan, Fez, Meknes, Casablanca, Berrechid, Settat and Marrakech, all popular tourist destinations.
Real estate transactions in the Moroccan market are at a standstill, putting developers and notaries on technical unemployment.
Fired by their employers without any compensation or salary, Moroccan nationals residing in Qatar had no choice but to go out on the street to beg.
The largest beverage distribution company, Coca-Cola Morocco, has chosen to lay off a large part of its staff, following the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
In total, 950,000 employees are unemployed due to the coronavirus. Following its meeting on Friday, the Economic Monitoring Committee (CVE) provided more information on the support provided to these employees for the month of April.
What will be left of African airlines, including Royal Air Maroc, at the end of the health crisis shaking the world? For now, they are on the verge of bankruptcy, and without viable prospects.
The number of work stoppage declarations registered on the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) portal is much higher than the number recorded in March. A situation that raises the specter of fraud, despite the tightening of eligibility criteria for the Special Anti-Covid-19 Fund.
Employees have demanded that their employers put them on technical unemployment in order to receive the 2,000 dirhams allowance granted to a category of employees through the Special Fund for the Management of covid-19.
The tourism sector is severely affected by the health crisis due to covid-19 and the preventive measures taken to fight its spread, such as the closure of air borders, the cancellation of bookings, the closure of places of entertainment and others. According to ONMT sources, "Bookers" went from 31% between January 1, 2020 and February 28, 2020 to -98% from April 1, 2020 to April 13, 2020.
All indicators are in the red at the level of Moroccan households. Their morale is at its lowest due to the raging pandemic, which is making their lives harder than usual.