Monday, August 22, 2022
Privacy International researched a number of social safety-net projects financed by the World Bank during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article reflects on how certain aspects of social protection projects can inadvertently lead to excessive surveillance...
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Africa, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, America, Haiti, Asia, Jordan, Lebanon
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Monday, January 3, 2022
Morocco has announced an expansion of social protection programs, which will be made up of new categories. The government, through Khaled Ait Taleb, Minister of Health and Social Protection, reported on the new project in which the country’s leadership...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Women, informal workers, and farmers were among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to a new labour market survey.
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Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Asia, Jordan
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Le Maroc est en passe de devenir le premier pays africain à élargir la protection sociale à tous ses citoyens, a indiqué la présidente de la Banque Européenne pour la Reconstruction et le Développement (BERD), Odile Renaud-Basso.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
On April 14, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI presided over the signing of three framework agreements to generalize obligatory health insurance for a wide range of social categories, including professionals, self-employed workers, and non-salaried individuals...
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Morocco’s plan to generalize social protection and safety nets is on track. Concrete measures, spurred by King Mohammed VI, have been taken to strengthen welfare with the aim of achieving social justice and promoting the health offer.
Friday, December 4, 2020
The World Bank said on Friday it has approved a $400 million loan in support of Morocco’s reforms to strengthen the safety net for poorer households following the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) called Morocco a “success story” for its innovative solutions to expand social protections amid the COVID-19 crisis. In the October edition of its Regional Economic Outlook report, the IMF addressed a key challenge...
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Morocco will expand social welfare protection to all its citizens within five years through a gradual approach, said Finance Minister Mohammed Benchaaboun, after King Mohammed VI urged in the State of the Nation speech on July 29 speeding up such a...
Friday, July 10, 2020
Social issues are at the heart of the priorities of the Amending Finance Law in Morocco, we learned. Firstly, the Moroccan government wants to speed up the implementation of the reform of the education, training and scientific research system, improve...