Spain: Nearly 600 Moroccan expatriates protest for better working conditions

As covered by thelocal.es, “‘More than 8,000 Moroccans are employed in Ceuta, with legal permission to work. They pay their taxes to Spain but their rights are violated,’ Mohamed Boujida, a union leader, told AFP. ‘The Moroccan workers pay 900 euros to be allowed to work there, and pay 25 percent tax on their income, while the Spanish pay just 12 percent… But they get no medical cover and no benefits,’ he said. Another trade unionist, Abdelhay Lamrani, condemned the “silence of the Moroccan government.'” Read Article