Morocco to enforce compulsory industrial accident insurance

Morocco on Wednesday announced a project to enforce a compulsory insurance to cover industrial accidents and diseases.

The project will guarantee the rights of victims and their families and will promote a prevention culture within firms, employment minister, Abbas Al-Fassi, told a meeting on industrial accidents.

The official called for the creation of an observatory for the prevention of accidents at work and industrial diseases. The body will glean data on the accidents and will identify machines posing a danger to workers, he said.

The observatory will also see to the respect of international standards in matters of security and hygiene at work places, he added.