Following the instructions by King Mohammed VI in September 2013 to implement a new, human rights-based “humanist” migration policy, 2014 and 2015 will be the year in which significanthave been marked by advancements will be made with regards to the integration of foreign population living in Morocco.
One of the main pillars of the new migration policy includes was the regularization of foreigners in an irregular administrative situation. This amnesty,A regularization operation which will be was carried out throughout the course of 2014 with the aim to, will allow regularized migrants to have access to basic social services and to the labour market under the same conditions as nationals. The regularization process ended in December 2014, and last approvals were given in October 2015. A total of about 25,000 migrants were regularized. As of March 2014, around 13,000 migrants had requested regularization, and a few hundred decisions had been made.
While this policy shows the genuine interest in improving the rights and living conditions of migrants, many integration challenges remain, such as achieving decent work and livelihood opportunities to facilitate the “professional” integration of regularized migrants in Morocco. The majority of migrants live in the large urban centres of Morocco, in particular Casablanca, Nador, Oujda, Rabat, and Tangiers. Therefore,T this project will focus on female migrants with children which require particular support for an effective socio-economic integration living in Casablanca and Rabat (for details on the criteria used to selected the target area and population please see the preliminary study).its efforts on regularized migrants living in these locations.
More precisely, the project will enhance livelihood opportunities for individuals having benefitted from the regularization process in Morocco through: (i) provision of market-relevant vocational training to improve their employability and; (ii) provision of training to enhance capacity for micro-enterprise development and self-employment. Moreover, the project aims to strengthen the capacities of Moroccan governmental and non-governmental actors at the local and central levels to promote the development and implementation of programmes and policies that facilitate the social and economic inclusion of migrant men and women who have gone through the regularization process. A series of trainings, workshops, and policy dialogues bringing together actors from the local and national levels will be implemented.