According to the French “Textex” report, the employment population in Morocco’s textile, clothing, and leather industry accounts for 40% of the total employed population, contributes 13% to GDP, and accounts for 27% of Morocco’s export share. According to a survey by the Moroccan Ministry of Employment, the number of unemployed people in the textile industry has reached 40,000 in recent months, accounting for 20% of the population in the industry, and 70,000 jobs are threatened. The Rabat region has been hit hardest, with factories closed and unemployment measures in place. These companies have been hit hard by the crisis mainly because of their export customers Spain and the UK.
It is reported that in 2008, Morocco’s textile and clothing exports fell by 5.1% year-on-year, and Tunisia’s exports fell by 1.7%. Originally, the two countries’ export performance in this industry was evenly matched. The reason is that Morocco’s export markets are mainly Spain, France, and the United Kingdom, while Tunisia’s export focus is France. and Italy.
It is reported that at the end of 2008, at the active request of the Moroccan Textile and Garment Industry Association, the government decided to help textile and garment export enterprises and formulate a one-year plan, mainly in the following three aspects: First, at the social level, tax reductions and exemptions for enterprises 6 Months, companies can continue to extend the reduction and exemption on the condition that they ensure that layoffs do not exceed 5%; secondly, banks can agree to defer repayments and provide credit facilities; finally, in terms of commercialization, the government is responsible for implementing important sales networks and brand exports in order to promote them. 80% of media plan target costs, and reduced export insurance costs to increase coverage volume.
In the 2009-2015 National Pact (Pactenational) formulated by the government to support the development of emerging industries, a budget of 1 billion euros is provided for public and private enterprise contracts, of which 34% is used for training and 24% to encourage investment.
