Strenghtening industrial relations in Morocco

This project was developed and implemented against the background of the drafting of the 2004 labor code and the signature of the free trade agreement with the United States. The provisions of the labor code, along with the impact of globalization, created considerable changes in Moroccan labor relations. An increase in short-term contracts has created more insecurity and tends to reduce the membership of trade unions. On the other hand, international competition between companies increases the need for labor law conformity. An aspect of confor-mity that needs to be realized is the creation of enterprise committees in every company with more than 10 em-ployees. As all these developments call for improved industrial relations, the timing for the strengthening indus-trial relations project was well chosen.