On December 15, members of civil society organizations in Casablanca took part in a field study and called for implementing the law that was published in the official gazette in 2016. The law came into force in June, last year. The law orders that the working contract should be validated by the signatories and the ministry of labour. Working hours should not exceed 48 hours a week with a weekly leave and not less than a 60% of the minimum wage, that is $170 a month.
Member of the executive office of the Democratic Confederation of Labour, Nadia Sebat, presented a project entitled ‘Promoting decent work in Morocco through the protection and regulation of domestic workers.” The workers’ problems became worse with COVID-19 as most of the workers had to be quarantine and had no social protection. Sebat claimed that only 4,500 workers joined the national security fund compared to 2,228 last year. Most of the members came from foreign recruiters.
A study conducted by the Centre for Studies and Research in Social Sciences in cooperation with the Democratic Confederation of Labour was presented by the researcher Abdul Rahman Mullin. The study showed that domestic workers range from 30 to 50 years and that they are around one million workers. The study, also, showed child labour decreased. However, the number of workers with diplomas in the field of nursing old people and workers from Asia and from sub-Saharan Africa has increased. The new law requires employers to declare the workers in the national social security fund, to allow them to benefit from family grants, retirement, health coverage, and vacations.
The Democratic Confederation of Labour addresses raising the awareness of domestic workers about their rights guaranteed by law, especially when it comes to social protection. The Ministry and the Public Prosecution have resorted to the judiciary by issuing a practical guide regulating the work.
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