In Morocco, several blue-collar workers leave their house every day to work. Most of them cannot afford abandoning their jobs and small wages during this period, despite the risks that come with that.
In Morocco, and after declaring a state of health emergency, several independent workers have seen their activities stop amid the outbreak. Most of them have been faced with financial difficulties as they don’t have alternative incomes.
In Morocco, the share of labor income the top 10% of workers earned was at 44.69% in 2017. Income inequality in the Kingdom is the highest in the Maghreb region, according to data published by the International Labor Organization (IOL).
The Commission for Social Sectors in the House of Representatives has been denied the right to send a fact-finding mission to Spain to conduct a report on Moroccan strawberry pickers in Huelva.