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Minister calls new city of trades, skills in Tamesna ‘world-class’ infrastructure

MT — Wed, 31 May 2023 20:09:27 +0000

The Rabat-Salé-Kenitra City of Trades and Skills (CMC), which HM King Mohammed VI officially opened on Tuesday in Tamesna, is a top-notch facility that provides young people with extremely high-level training, according to Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment, and Skills Younes Sekkouri.

He emphasized, “Through a complex of this quality, Morocco joins the club of international champions in the field of vocational training,” taking satisfaction in the construction of this building in accordance with the King’s vision.

The minister also noted that the percentage of young people hired after leaving vocational training facilities is still very high, surpassing 80% and even reaching 95%.

The construction of 12 CMCs around the Kingdom, with an estimated expenditure of 4.4 billion dirhams, is a larger initiative that includes the construction of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra CMC.

With an annual capacity of 3,560 teaching places, the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra CMC will significantly improve and strengthen OFPPT’s training facilities in the area. Next year, owing to the two branches attached to the CMC, that capacity will rise to 4,560 teaching places.

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Employment : Minister Advocates for Women’s Advancement in the Workplace

MT — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:18:17 +0000

Rabat – The Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills Younes Sekkouri called, Thursday in Rabat, for the continued promotion of women within companies and the improvement of their situation.

Speaking at a meeting with the theme “Commitment to strengthen women’s employment in the private sector” organized by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Sekkouri emphasized the labor market’s parity, which is seen as a crucial component of economic development.

He also emphasized the significance of this meeting, which provides a chance to hear testimony from a dozen national businesses that have supported the work of women and have put in place unique procedures and processes in this area.

The minister emphasized that this refers to the representation of women in management committees and boards of directors and that these actions seek to create an atmosphere that is supportive of women’s labor and professional emancipation.

In this regard, he has reaffirmed the department’s commitment to enhancing the project by highlighting the trophy of professional equality between men and women, which is currently in its seventh edition and is thought to be a significant effort to raise awareness but especially to recognize the quality actions of these women in steering committees.

To support women’s economic engagement in Morocco, Xavier Reille, the IFC director for the Maghreb and Djibouti, said he was delighted to be a part of this event. He recalled that the female involvement rate in the national economy is deemed to be “poor” and is regarded a loss.

He asserts that increasing the number of women working will significantly increase the economy of the Kingdom and boost the productivity of Moroccan businesses.

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GABON-LIBREVILLE: Gabonese President Ali Bongo Receives Younes Sekkouri, Carrying A Message From King Mohammed VI

Asmae Tayane — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:43:52 +0000

According to the Gabonese Presidency, Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, was present when Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Republic of Gabon, received him in audience yesterday, Thursday, November 17, 2022 in Libreville. He was carrying a letter from King Mohammed VI.

The conversations between Younes Sekkouri and the head of state of Gabon, which took place in front of Abdellah Sbihi, the Moroccan ambassador to Gabon, “focused on the relations of friendship and brotherhood that bind the two leaders and their respective nations,” according to the Gabonese presidency on its official website. In the news release, it was stated that Ali Bongo and Sekkouri “discussed different bilateral concerns between the two countries.”

On this occasion, the Moroccan minister informed the President of the Republic of Gabon of the commitment of Morocco to share its experience in all sectors of activity requested by Gabon, the press release said.

“This is in particular the case of areas relating to youth, professional qualification, digital, SMEs-SMIs, and many others, in which Morocco has proven expertise,” says the Presidency of Gabon.

Gabon and Morocco have maintained excellent relations of friendship and cooperation for over five decades. These relations are marked by mutual visits of officials in both countries, an exemplary legal framework and multiform investments.

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Younes Sekkouri leads the 48th session of Arab Labor Conference in Cairo

Ahlam Ben Sahraoui — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:21:08 +0000

The 48th session of the Arab Labor Conference will take place in Cairo, Egypt, from September 18 to 25, and is being attended by a tripartite delegation from Morocco led by Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion.

According to a communiqué from the Ministry of Economic inclusion Younes Sekkouri, the delegation consists of officials from the government, professional employers’ organizations, and the union centers with the highest representation.

More than 500 representatives from 20 member states will attend the current session, which will be presided over by the Kingdom of Morocco, according to the same source (ministers of labor, heads of labor unions, and general secretaries of Arab trade union centers).

This session’s agenda covers a number of topics relating to the pressing issues facing the Arab labor market in the post-Covid-19 phase, particularly the significance of the Arab Labor Organization supporting Arab efforts to achieve a swift and thorough economic recovery in the post-pandemic stage.

Aspects like entrepreneurship, employability, artificial intelligence, new job models, digitalization, and social protection system governance will also be highlighted at the conference.

The statement stated that Arab pioneers in the workplace will be acknowledged at the Arab Labor Organization’s initiative in recognition of their significant achievements at the national and international levels.

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