Morocco: Mismatch Between Economic Growth and Employment Needs
4 August 2014
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While Morocco's economy is booming, jobs are becoming increasingly scarce. The unemployment rate is rising, particularly affecting young people aged 15 to 24, representing 20% of the population. It jumped to 10.2% in the first quarter of 2014, compared to 9.4% in the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 0.8 points.
This highlights a mismatch between the growth rate and the pressing need for employment. Therefore, according to the head of the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs, new solutions are needed to address this problem.
The goal of these innovations is to remedy the social problems caused by unemployment. To this end, the minister encouraged Moroccans at a seminar held last Saturday in Salé to create businesses, which, along with national and international investment, are a source of job creation. A new proactive approach based on productive and decent work was promoted at this seminar aimed at valuing human capital. It should be noted that for many years, and particularly since 2012, unemployment has been at the heart of the major concerns of the country's leaders.
Thus, in order to prevent the Arab revolutions from finding an echo among unemployed Moroccans, the government has implemented a program to offer mass employment regardless of profile, addressing several social and economic issues.
Morocco's current economic growth must go hand in hand with employment demands, the majority of which consist of unemployed young graduates.
Martin Levalois.
Lemagazinedumanager.com
Published July 14, 2014.
Posted August 4, 2014.
This highlights a mismatch between the growth rate and the pressing need for employment. Therefore, according to the head of the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs, new solutions are needed to address this problem.
The goal of these innovations is to remedy the social problems caused by unemployment. To this end, the minister encouraged Moroccans at a seminar held last Saturday in Salé to create businesses, which, along with national and international investment, are a source of job creation. A new proactive approach based on productive and decent work was promoted at this seminar aimed at valuing human capital. It should be noted that for many years, and particularly since 2012, unemployment has been at the heart of the major concerns of the country's leaders.
Thus, in order to prevent the Arab revolutions from finding an echo among unemployed Moroccans, the government has implemented a program to offer mass employment regardless of profile, addressing several social and economic issues.
Morocco's current economic growth must go hand in hand with employment demands, the majority of which consist of unemployed young graduates.
Martin Levalois.
Lemagazinedumanager.com
Published July 14, 2014.
Posted August 4, 2014.
