Hundreds of Moroccans working in Ceuta and Melilla are waiting for the visit of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to Morocco, scheduled for December 17, 2020, to find a way out of their crisis, which has been going on since Morocco decided to close its borders with the two border cities last March.
In this context, the Secretary General of the Union of Regular Workers of Ceuta and Melilla, Chakib Marouen, called on the Spanish Prime Minister and his Moroccan counterpart to find a solution for these workers whose activities have been suspended since the beginning of the pandemic.
One source among these workers revealed that about 9,000 families have been impacted by the border closures while other workers continue to be deprived of their wages while being excluded from the aid provided by the Spanish government for those damaged by Covid-19.
In a media statement, Chakib Marouen explained that although their wages were withheld 24% (income tax), Moroccan workers have not received any assistance from the government contrary to Pedro Sánchez's commitments.
Regular workers in Ceuta and Melilla called on Moroccan authorities to reopen the borders in early 2021 to allow them to resume operations and end their financial crisis.
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