The Moroccan labor market: What dysfunctions? What solutions?

 


Written by : Hakim A. 

Addressing the problem of labor market dysfunction in Morocco is multidimensional, as it is related to several factors, we can cite them as follows: First, the responsible role of government. Then, the objective of the educational system, but also the culture of the society that influences the socialization process and the development of cultural capital among young people.  Finally, the vision of companies and their corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Developing a project to mitigate the impact of this dysfunction on the labour force cannot be done without addressing these factors.

In the economic term, the government is the source of balance between economic agents (Companies and Consumers). In the context of the labor/employment market, we say: the source of balance or/and satisfaction between employers and employees. By this we mean that the government is the legislative and legal reference that controls this relationship: produce-consumer/offer-demand.

But the role of the government is broader than the previous function, it is at the origin of the global decision of economic growth which aims at the evolution of wealth and its distribution, in another way, the government plays a major role in the responsible investments of which we are talking about the creation of added value.

In this sense, the government has a strong relationship with the education system on the one hand and corporate social responsibility on the other.

The labor market in Morocco is a manifestation of the overall economic pay structure, so there are trends in the production of goods and services.

The role of the government is to develop a "SMARTE" project that can achieve harmony with these production trends in the economic structure. In another way, seek (through a forecasting study of the Moroccan labor market) a possible balance between demand and supply in this market.  

SMARTE objective: Specific, measurable, ambitious, realistic, time-defined, ecological.      

On the one hand, this observation leads us to the role and responsibility of the education system, which is at the origin of the production of human capital and prepares young people for integration into the labor market. In this sense, it is important to focus on the major role of the university, because it presents a space where young students must develop several competences more than those of disciplines, so we are talking about transversal competences, but also about the entrepreneurial spirit of the student.

On the other hand, the same observation leads us to the role and responsibility of entrepreneurs and the TOP mangers of firms and companies. We are therefore talking about the social responsibility of companies and their willingness to create opportunities and to accept the spirit of creativity and innovation in the workplace.

Elaborating a project according to this logic, which focuses on the role of the government: its responsibility to always seek this balance between supply and demand in the labor market through rational investment in the education system and on the awareness of companies through their societal responsibilities and their willingness to create and offer opportunities to young graduates, will help in one way or another to mitigate the impact of this dysfunction on working populations in Morocco.

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