Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Morocco as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Morocco: Death toll of Tangier’s illegal sweatshop tragedy climbs to 28
The government has moved to clamp down further on illegal sweatshops that operate across the north of the country – seeking to compete with eastern European and Bangladeshi factories …
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Morocco: Tax agency further extends 2019 income tax payment deadline due to coronavirus
The deadline for the 2019 tax payments have been extended to 30th September 2020 for companies with annual revenues of under 20 million Moroccan dirham (US$2 …
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Morocco: Explanatory guide in response to COVID-19
The Ministry of Labour and Professional Insertion has produced a very useful Q&A guide concerning the handling of employment issues during the current health crisis …
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Morocco: Hospitals for COVID-19 treatment
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has taken the unusual and one-off step of publishing a list of approved hospitals in Morocco for COVID-19 treatment …
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Morocco: Language confusion
The change from teaching in Arabic to French in schools last year has led to much confusion and could affect the exam results of existing students for the next 5 years …
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Morocco: Government agrees to raise wages
With effect from 1st July 2019, the minimum wage in the private industry, trade and services sectors has increased by 5% …
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Morocco: Draft law on right to strike in Morocco stirs controversy
A draft law giving the right to strike and setting out the rules for strike activity has received strong support from within the government, but has led the Labour Ministry to backtrack following strongly worded representations from international trades unions …
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Morocco: Cabinet Council adopts bill on AfCFTA
The government has adopted a bill which ratifies the agreement to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) which is now pending ratification …
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Morocco: Trade unions failed to reach consensus with the government on workers’ wage demands
Talks between unions and the Moroccan government are at a standstill because the three major trade unions have walked out of the meetings …
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Morocco: Spring never came
Social unrest has gown across Morocco over the last few years as an increasing number of University graduates have found themselves in long-term unemployment …
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Morocco: World Cup bid masks homosexuality ban
The evolution of social and employment laws can sometimes have an unexpected driving force …
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Morocco: Introduction to Law 103-13 on the elimination of violence against women
Law 103-13 on the elimination of all violence against women will enter into force in August 2018 …
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Morocco: A quarter of the state budget to invest in education
A government Minister, Mr Mohammed Ben Abdelkader, has announced that some 60% of current jobs will cease to exist as technology advances rapidly …
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Morocco: Deadline for 2017 income tax submissions is approaching
We have now reached the deadline for 2017 income tax submissions …
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Morocco: Legislation to protect women
Parliament is again considering legislation to protect women in public places …
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