"Morocco to Raise Minimum Wage over Coming 2 Years" 1 May 2022

Morocco’s government will rise by 10% the legal minimum wage for workers within the sector of trade, industry, and service during the coming two years.

As part of the reform, the government has also pledged to work to set common paying standards for agriculture and the abovementioned sectors, according to an official statement reported yesterday by Morocco’s press agency (MAP)..

The government will also boost the promotion rate within the public sector from 33% to 36%, and increase family allowances for the fourth, fifth, and sixth children within the public and the private sector.

As part of an agreement with labor unions, the government passed a number of reforms to the retirement law including decreasing the requirements for eligibility. The minimum working days required to be eligible for retirement will become 1320, down from 3240...

Speaking on the backdrop of the event, Akhannouch said that improving the working conditions for Morocco’s working class is “among the government’s priorities.”