Morocco allots 48 percent of state budget to social fields

Morocco earmarks 48 percent of the state budget to social fields, a fact evidencing the importance the Kingdom grants to the population's social conditions.

The statement was made by Mohamed Tadili, labor director at the employment department, who heads the Moroccan delegation to the 89th session of the International Labor Organization (ILO) conference, currently held in Geneva.

The official, who surveyed Morocco's achievements in social and labor realms, said the government grants a special attention to the fight against poverty and exclusion and to the development of rural areas and to low-cost housing.

The official also dwelt on the government's efforts to settle labor-related disputes part of a social dialogue involving the government, the trade unions and employers.