Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Morocco as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Morocco: Training for short-term migration in Italy
A Memorandum of Understanding has just been signed by several groups in Morocco and Italy, including the Sicilian City of Palermo, to offer linguistic and work skills training in Morocco to prepare workers to undertake periods of fixed-term employment in Sicily …
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Morocco: Rise in unemployment (Q4 2023)
Although unemployment rose to 13% in the fourth quarter of last year – up from 11 …
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Morocco: How extensive was 8th September 2023’s earthquake?
Companies with operations in the country are still busy seeking to determine the geographical and human impact of the recent 6 …
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Morocco: Short-term work visa launched
A new STWA visa has been launched allowing a foreign national to work in Morocco for up to three months with the minimum of formalities …
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Morocco: Amazigh New Year becomes official national holiday
New official paid national holiday …
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Morocco: Decline in female labour force participation
The participation rate has declined from 22% in 2021 to 20% in 2022 …
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Morocco: Visa problems intensifying tensions between Rabat and Paris
Government raises minimum wage by 5%, although slow progress over visa negotiations with France …
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Morocco: Job search benefit proposed
A new job search benefit is being proposed for those seeking work, or who lost their jobs over three months ago …
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Morocco: Government plans to increase wages and family allowances
Government planning 10% rise in private sector minimum wage …
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Morocco: Auto-entrepreneurship
The national parliament is proposing to introduce the concept of auto-entrepreneurship to reduce the country’s large “informal sector” …
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Morocco: EU accepts Moroccan COVID-19 vaccine certificates for travel
The European Commission has issued a decision, making Morocco’s vaccine passport equivalent to that issued within the EU …
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Morocco: Tax-free salary period
Employees finding their first ever job, or who lost their job between 01/03/2020 and 30/09/2020 may take advantage of a tax-free salary period …
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Morocco: An agreement in the field of employment (Morocco-Tunisia)
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Tunisian Social Affairs Ministry and Moroccan Ministry of Labour concerning employment and social protection …
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Morocco: More than 1.5 million people arrested for Covid breaches
So far, during the health crisis 1 …
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Morocco: Ramadan information
Employers in Morocco are reminded that every year, Morocco suspends daylight savings time a few days before Ramadan and switches it back again a week after the end of the holy month …
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