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Viewing cable 09CASABLANCA27, MOROCCO: 2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
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SUBJECT: MOROCCO: 2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
REF: A. 08 STATE 127448
¶B. 08 CASABLANCA 0255
¶C. RABAT 0090
¶1. (U) This cable responds to action request (Ref A) for updated
information on the Moroccan government's efforts to combat
trafficking in persons from April 2008 to February 2009.
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OVERVIEW: Plus Ca Change...
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¶2. (SBU) The Government of Morocco (GOM) dismantled 220 trafficking
networks in 2008. However, it continued to conflate the issue of
migrant smuggling and human trafficking. The GOM prioritized law
enforcement activities intended to investigate, prosecute and deter
trafficking rings. The GOM pressed charges against five true
traffickers who had taken women to the Middle East, and it offered
consular assistance to the women. In spite of demarches at the
ministerial level, the GOM has not yet implemented screening
procedures or protections for victims of international trafficking
and has taken few steps to prevent its own nationals from becoming
victims of international trafficking.
¶3. (SBU) On the domestic front, Morocco continued to wrestle with
internal trafficking problems, specifically the widespread issue of
child labor, unaccompanied minors trafficked to Europe, and the
sexual exploitation of children, particularly in tourist areas. The
political will exists at the highest levels of the Moroccan
government to solve these problems but prioritizing budgets,
reforms, and the implementation of existing laws continue to be a
problem. Forty-eight businesses were fined for violating child
labor laws.
¶4. (SBU) The GOM treats domestic trafficking issues primarily as a
development issue. For example, most anti-child labor programs in
Morocco focus on providing financial support and education to the
targeted family to ensure that the child stays in school for as long
as possible. We note that the GOM has made a concerted effort to
respond to USG requests for information on TIP developments, but
lacks the bureaucratic infrastructure to report statistics
accurately.
¶5. (SBU) Due to its geographic location, Morocco is a source for
trafficked people, a destination country, and a place of transit.
Morocco faces a number of substantial socio-economic challenges
including poverty, high levels of illiteracy, unemployment, and
clandestine migration, all of which contribute to the problem of
trafficking. Since 2002 Spain has spent over USD 324 million
constructing a mobile command and control system to monitor its
maritime border with Morocco. Spain has also greatly increased
funding for and cooperation with Moroccan border security forces.
Clandestine sub-Saharan migrants, who are especially vulnerable to
trafficking, have increasingly taken up residence in Morocco because
of the success of the Spanish-Moroccan border security measures.
¶6. (SBU) PARAGRAPH 23: Morocco's TIP Situation.
-- 23/A. Sources for information on Trafficking in Persons (TIP)
includes, the Moroccan Ministry of Justice (MOJ), the Ministry of
Interior (MOI), in particular the Directorate of Borders and
Migration, the Ministry of Social Development, the Family, and
Solidarity (MOSD), the Ministry of Employment and Professional
Training (MOE), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
(MFA). In addition, international organizations such as IOM, UNHCR,
UNDP, UNIFEM and UNICEF have provided information. International
NGOs such as Caritas, Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF), and Christian
churches that provide assistance directly to the migrant community
are well placed to provide insight into their situation. National
NGOs, especially those focusing on women and children, such as
Bayti, INSAF, Fondation Occidental Oriental, the Moroccan
Association of Women's Rights, the Democratic League Defending
Women's Rights, the anti-pedophilia organization Hands Off My Child,
and others were able to provide a picture of the situation of
exploited women and children.
-- The IOM, with the assistance and funding of UNHCR, UNDP, UNIFEM,
and UNHCR has begun the first ever national assessment of
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trafficking in persons issues in Morocco. The report will focus
exclusively on victims trafficked across international borders;
principally Moroccans trafficked for sexual exploitation or forced
labor to Europe and the Middle East and sub-Saharans trafficked
through Morocco to Europe. The study, which began in December 2008,
will conclude with a report and policy recommendations to the GOM in
April 2009. In addition, UNICEF informed post that once IOM's
report is concluded, it will begin an assessment of domestic
trafficking with the cooperation of the MOSD that will focus on
young girls trafficked from rural areas to work as domestic servants
in urban areas and those trafficked for sexual exploitation. UNICEF
anticipates this second report will be complete by December 2009.
-- 23/B. Morocco is a country of origin and destination for
domestic trafficking, generally involving young rural children
recruited to work as child maids or laborers in urban centers.
Morocco is also a country of transit and destination for
internationally trafficked men, women, and children. It is a
country of origin for men, women and children trafficked to European
countries and the Middle East.
-- The phenomenon of children trafficked to Europe, often with the
assistance and encouragement of their families, continued to be a
problem. These unaccompanied minors are typically sent by their
families with the expectation that at the age of 18 they will be
able to normalize their situation and work to support their families
in Morocco. In 2007, the GOM and Spain signed an agreement to
facilitate the repatriation of the over 6,000 minors living in
Spain. A representative of the Moroccan Ministry of Justice
reported that she was unaware of any repatriations that have taken
place to date. Spain via its international aid agency and Italy via
the IOM funded programs in 2008 to assist in the community
development of areas that are a source for unaccompanied minors.
-- Both Moroccan boys and girls were at risk of being trafficked
internally for labor. Young girls were trafficked from the
countryside to work as domestic laborers in larger cities. Boys
were farmed out as apprentices in the artisanal sector, construction
field or in mechanic shops where they worked carrying supplies and
performing menial tasks.
-- Up to date and accurate information on the number of children
trafficked for labor is not available. A 2003 study by UNICEF
entitled "Understanding Children's Work" (UCW) estimates that
600,000 children between the ages of 7-14 worked. However, the
overwhelming majority of child workers (87 percent) are engaged in
rural work for their families and not for wages. A 2001 study by
Save the Children estimated that at that time between 66,000 to
88,000 children were employed as child domestics. That represented
2.3 percent to 3 percent of the total child population in the 7-15
age group (total of 2.87 million).
-- A 2001 study undertaken by the Ministry of Labor and the
Municipality of Casablanca with the assistance of the United Nations
Population Fund estimated that there were more than 22,940 children
between the age of 12 and 18 working as domestics in Casablanca
alone. Of this number 13,580 were 15 years of younger.
-- Sub-Saharan women, who often began their journeys as voluntary
migrants, were forced into prostitution to pay off debts on arrival
in Morocco or while still en route to Europe. NGOs and Christian
charitable organizations that work with this group have informed
post that criminal gangs of Nigerians are responsible for running
such trafficking rings to Europe and frequently run brothels in
Morocco to exploit the women while in transit. In addition,
Moroccan women were lured to Syria, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, and the
Gulf as domestic workers and forced upon arrival to work in bars and
brothels. The MOI reported offering consular assistance to women in
Lebanon, the UAE, and in Tunisia who were trafficked for
prostitution. The Moroccan press recently ran a story of three
women who were trafficked into prostitution in the Sultanate of Oman
after initially being promised high paying jobs in hotels and
tourism. The GOM brought charges against five people, including one
Egyptian, and the case is currently ongoing.
-- Neither the GOM nor NGOs could provide accurate statistics on the
numbers of children and/or women trafficked for sexual exploitation
though all groups acknowledged that the problem existed. A 2008
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study of prostitution in Morocco by the NGO Pan-African Organization
Fighting against AIDS (OPALS) found that children under the age of
15 were exploited principally in the following areas and towns:
Azrou (Ain Louh), Beni Mellal, and the region of Meknes (El Hajeb).
The NGO Touche Pas a Mon Enfant (TPME - Hands Off My Child) which
works with victims of pedophilia and child sexual exploitation,
especially in Marrakech and Agadir, reported approximately two dozen
cases of children exploited in these two cities. TPAME and other
NGOs report that sex tourism is a problem especially in popular
tourist destinations such as Tangiers, Agadir, Marrakech and El
Hajeb. The clients are typically from the Arab Gulf countries and
from Europe.
-- While there are no accurate statistics on the numbers of
internationally trafficked victims in Morocco, the Directorate of
the Border and Migration in the MOI reported that the GOM dismantled
220 trafficking networks in 2008. Moreover, the MOI voluntarily
repatriated 250 illegal migrants in 2008 and successfully thwarted
the attempted illegal migration of 13,386 people of which 4,651 were
Moroccans and 8,735 were non-Moroccans. The Royal Moroccan Navy
intercepted 1,469 people on boats attempting illegal crossings in
¶2008. UNHCR, IOM and NGOs that work with the migrant population
estimate there are between ten and twenty thousand sub-Saharan
migrants in Morocco at any given time.
-- An IOM team conducting research on international trafficking in
Morocco visited the town of Beni Mellal and reported that there were
a number of cases of young men trafficked to the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) to work in the petroleum industry and in hotels.
These men reportedly received contracts through a family relation
but upon arrival had their travel documents confiscated, were forced
to work 14 hour days for little to no pay, charged exorbitant prices
for housing and food, and told they had to repay the debt incurred
to finance their travel and residency in the UAE. The IOM team also
visited Khourigba and reported that young men there were lured to
Italy by Moroccan criminal gangs with roots in the town. The young
men traveled to Italy on the false pretext of legitimate jobs. Upon
arrival, they were informed that the jobs were no longer available
and that they would need to sell drugs. The IOM reported that at
least one young man who refused and returned home was allegedly
killed by the gang upon his return to Khourigba.
-- 23/C: Women and children trafficked for sexual exploitation both
internally and abroad are frequently misled as to the nature of
their work. Their travel documents may be confiscated and
frequently they are forced to work until they have paid off the
'debt' to cover travel and other alleged costs. Sub-Saharan women
and children who illegally migrated to Morocco are also at greater
risk for being trafficked and sexually exploited. Child domestics
are also at greater risk to end up prostituting themselves.
-- Families are almost always complicit in the trafficking of their
children to be domestics servants and apprentices since the family
is typically the recipient of the child's wages. Domestic servants
are exclusively young girls who start working as young as seven
years of age. Reports by UNICEF and another by the Municipality of
Casablanca found that these domestic servants or "petites bonnes"
work an average of 67 hours per week, are illiterate in over 80
percent of the cases, do not attend school, and receive an average
monthly salary of USD 50. Child domestics are especially vulnerable
to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse by their employers.
Non-governmental organizations such as Bayti, which works with
street children, and INSAF, which works with unwed mothers, reported
that the overwhelming majority of their beneficiaries are former
child domestics who have fled from abusive households.
-- Young boys who work in artisan workshops, construction, garages,
and factories face conditions that are often dangerous and hazardous
to their health. The 2003 UNICEF UCW report found that over half of
all working children faced both serious or very serious work risks
and that only three percent faced no risks.
-- 23/D: Children living in remote rural areas, with large
impoverished families, and who have parents with little or no formal
education are more likely to be targeted by traffickers for work in
urban areas. A 2001 study of child maids by the Municipality of
Casablanca in Casablanca found that 87 percent were born in rural
areas, 83 percent were illiterate, 45 percent were from families of
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8-10 people, and in 70 percent of the cases the child's father was
dead. Typically children from northern regions such as Tetouan,
Nador, El Hoceima, and Oujda are more likely to be trafficked to
Europe. Middle Atlas and High Atlas children supply labor to the
artisanal shops in Fes, Meknes, Marrakech, and Casablanca.
Sub-Saharan women often are forced to prostitution to support
themselves and are particularly vulnerable to robbery, violence, and
rape. They are unlikely to report crimes for fear of being
deported.
-- 23/E: Traffickers of child labor, known as "simsars" or
middlemen, typically visit remote villages in search of destitute
families in order to place the children as either domestics or
apprentices in urban areas. The middlemen negotiate, for a fee, the
salary that the family will be paid for the child's work.
Traffickers of illegal migrants and Moroccans abroad are often
criminal gangs with international ties. They are often involved in
the smuggling of drugs and contraband as well as people. Post has
received reports from NGOs of a number of sub-Saharan trafficking
rings, in particular Nigerians, who smuggle women into Morocco and
on to Europe for sexual exploitation. Post also has received
reports of Filipinos trafficked to Morocco to work as domestics
though the number is very small.
¶7. (U) PARAGRAPH 24 A-B: The GOM acknowledges that trafficking is
a problem. While the MOJ is designated as the coordinating ministry
for trafficking issues, the MOI is the primary ministry dealing with
prevention, enforcement, and protection issues. The MOI had primary
responsibility for anti-trafficking activities although these
involved different entities falling under it: the Directorate of
Migration and Border Security dealt with clandestine immigration
while prostitution and sexual exploitation fall under the police.
Three ministries were chiefly responsible for child labor issues:
the Ministry of Employment and Professional Training, which is
responsible for enforcing the Labor Code, the Ministry of Social
Development, the Family, and Solidarity, which oversees the National
Action Plan for Children, and the Ministry of National Education,
specifically its Department of non-Formal Education, which tries to
provide remedial education and job training to child workers.
Prosecution of individuals charged with trafficking or violations of
labor laws fell to the Ministry of Justice.
-- 24/D: The government does not systematically monitor anti-TIP
efforts and is unable to provide information on the number of
victims trafficked or the prosecution of traffickers. The GOM was
able to provide some limited information on the number of smugglings
rings intercepted and employers fined for employing underage
workers. In 2007 the MOI published a document entitled "National
Strategy to Fight Trafficking in Persons" which outlines the GOM's
current and planned efforts to combat trafficking through
prevention, enforcement, and the protection of victims. However,
this document like its 2003 predecessor is largely an overview of
the trafficking issue which treats TIP largely as the prevention of
clandestine migration.
¶8. (U) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS:
-- 25. PARAGRAPH A-D: No new legislation regarding trafficking has
been enacted since the last TIP report.
-- Please refer to the Post's 2008 TIP report (Ref B) for detailed
information on the specific codes and penalties for trafficking and
sexual and labor exploitation. The 2003 Immigration Act covers the
codes and prescribed punishments for trafficking, the Penal Code for
rape, prostitution, and sexual exploitation, and the Labor code for
child labor and forced labor.
-- 25/E: According to the MOI, the GOM broke up 220
trafficking/smuggling rings in 2008 and 417 rings in 2007. The GOM
did not provide any further specifics on the number of individuals,
the laws under which they were prosecuted, and the length of these
sentences.
-- For the first time, the GOM reported on fines levied against
employers and companies for using child labor. The Ministry of
Employment reported that in the first six months of 2008, 55
establishments were visited with 94 observations of child labor. 29
fines and citations were given to businesses employing children
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under the age of 15. During the same time period, 184
establishments were visited and 616 observations and 19 fines were
given for the employment of children between 15 and 18 years of age.
No additional information about the amount of the fines was
available. The fines and citations given for child work were in the
following industries: wood-working industry 23 percent, mechanical
19 percent, and construction industries 12 percent, and other
sectors 46 percent. These numbers come from the work of labor
inspectors charged with enforcing the labor code. However, the
inspectors are limited in number, resources, and investigative
power, which affects their ability to fulfill their enforcement
function. There are no labor inspectors dedicated solely to child
labor issues and the inspectors do not have the authority to inspect
private residences for underage domestic servants.
-- As in previous years, the Ministry of Justice was unable to point
to any cases of fines or sanctions levied against individuals for
the illegal employment of child domestics or the prosecution of
middle-men or "simsars" who traffic children from rural to urban
areas. The MOJ, however, told Post that it isworking on having a
better statistical understanding of this issue. It has requested
the pertinent authorities to submit statistics to them by April 2009
for the year 2008 on issues pertaining to child sexual exploitation.
-- 25/F: The MOJ reported that judges and public prosecutors
receive training specific to TIP issues during their initial
training program. In addition, each of the 20 tribunals in Morocco
has assigned a women and children's cell which has received
specialized training on TIP related issues. The MOI also reported
that the territorial police and border security officials have
received training through a TIP module. In addition, UNHCR
sponsored a two-week training course in July 2008 for 200 judges and
public prosecutors on refugee law which also included a section on
trafficking in person.
-- 25/G: The GOM actively cooperates with Spanish authorities to
prevent the smuggling of people and goods across the Strait of
Gibraltar and to the Canary Islands. However, the GOM could not
provide information specific to the prosecution or investigation of
instances of trafficking. The GOM has limited relations with
Algeria and the land border has been closed since 1997. The
overwhelming majority of illegal sub-Saharan migrants enter from
Algeria and are likewise expelled back across the border.
-- 25/H: Morocco was party to several bilateral and multilateral
conventions on judicial cooperation and extradition of criminals
with European, Arab, Asian, and African countries. Morocco has a
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the United States but it
does not include provisions for extradition. Post is not aware of
the GOM extraditing any individuals charged with trafficking and in
2008 the GOM did not have any pending or concluded cases of
extraditing trafficking offenders to the United States.
-- 25/I: There was no evidence of national government involvement
in, or tolerance for, trafficking. On a local level, however, press
reports, anecdotal information, and information from local NGOs
indicated that corruption is a problem among Morocco's security
forces. Trafficking of persons to Europe is integrally connected to
the trafficking of migrants, drugs, and other contraband. Although
the MOI was not able to provide any information on the investigation
or prosecution of officials related to trafficking; the GOM has
repeatedly arrested and prosecuted officials with any complicity in
drug smuggling. In January 2009, the GOM arrested approximately 102
people for involvement in a criminal gang that allegedly smuggled
hashish from Nador to Spain. Of the 102 people arrested in the
ongoing case, 29 were from the Royal Navy, 17 from the Royal
Gendarmerie, 23 from the Auxiliary Forces, and one from the Armed
Forces (Ref C).
-- 25/J: The MOI was unable to provide post with statistics of any
GOM officials prosecuted for their involvement in TIP.
-- 25/K: Prostitution is not legal in Morocco. The law is
generally enforced.
-- 25/L: Morocco participates in international peacekeeping efforts
and is sensitive to the issue of sexual exploitation. The UN
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investigated accusations of sexual abuse against GOM forces
participating in a peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire in 2007 and
concluded that there was insufficient evidence to charge any of the
personnel. All Moroccan soldiers participating in UN peacekeeping
missions receive training on the issue of sexual exploitation.
-- 25/M: Morocco has a problem with sex tourism. European,
especially French and Spanish men, as well as Arabs from the Gulf
States and Saudi Arabia are the principal countries of origin for
sex tourists. We are not aware of Moroccan nationals traveling
abroad to engage in sex tourism.
¶9. (U) PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS:
-- 26/A: The GOM did not provide assistance to foreign victims of
trafficking by way of providing temporary or permanent residence
status or other relief from deportation.
-- 26/B: Morocco's Center for Migrant Rights provided counseling
services, including an explanation of one's legal and civil rights,
to Moroccan migrants; however, legal representation was not offered,
nor was shelter, medical or psychological services. The GOM relies
on the NGO community to provide most services to victims of
trafficking. The GOM has established a center in Casablanca and in
Marrakech to offer assistance to street children and the victims of
violence, abuse, and sexual exploitation. According to an NGO that
deals with children's issues, the center in Marrakech is funded
exclusively by the municipality of the city and has limited services
and personnel despite commitments from the GOM to staff the center
with employees from the MOSD.
-- Foreigners who are victims of trafficking do not have the same
access to services that Moroccan victims do. Caritas, Medecins sans
Frontieres, and Christian charitable organizations are the only NGOs
that provide services to the migrant community and foreign victims
of trafficking. Services are limited and may include counseling,
legal advice, and medical and financial assistance.
-- 26/E-F: The GOM did not provide assistance to foreign victims of
trafficking by way of providing temporary or permanent residency
status or other relief from deportation. Post is not aware of any
referral process to transfer victims detained or arrested to
institutions that provide care.
-- 26/G: The GOM was unable to provide information on the number of
victims trafficked. Morocco did not differentiate between victims
of trafficking and smuggled migrants. Foreign trafficking victims
were treated as illegal migrants. They were often arrested and
deported along with other migrants. Morocco routinely rounded up
illegal sub-Saharan migrants and left them at the Algerian border,
often without food or water. Migrants left at this "no man's land"
between the Algerian and Moroccan authorities were particularly
susceptible to robbery, violence, and extortion at the hands of
criminal gangs that control the smuggling of contraband in the area.
-- The GOM has established a national crises hotline for women and
children victims of violence, however, according to women's NGOs,
the hotline refers women to NGOs centers that provide legal and
psychological services.
-- 26/H: The GOM does not have a formal system to proactively
identify victims of trafficking among high-risk persons with whom
they come in contact.
-- 26/I: Sub-Saharan victims of trafficking, while they may
participate in the judicial proceedings prosecuting traffickers, are
usually deported.
-- For domestic victims of trafficking, in 2003 Parliament changed
the Penal Code so that runaway child maids may be administratively
returned to their families instead of being arrested for vagrancy.
If returning them to their parents was not possible or feasible,
they would be placed in separate youth centers, not mixed in with
juvenile delinquents.
-- 26/J: While victims were not encouraged to file civil suits
against traffickers, they often testified on behalf of the GOM when
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it sought to prosecute trafficking cases. Specific numbers of
victims who testified were not available.
-- 26/K: The GOM provides training to its consular officials on TIP
issues. The GOM did assist trafficking victims, principally women
in Gulf and Arab countries, to return to Morocco and provided
assistance with travel documents and transport home. The GOM was
not able to provide the number of TIP victims that were assisted in
¶2008.
-- 26/L: Post is not aware of any financial or medical assistance
provided to Moroccans who are repatriated as victims of trafficking.
-- 26/M: The IOM and UNHCR are the primary organizations that
provide assistance to trafficking victims. UNHCR has a range of
health, education, and financial services which are available only
to those with recognized refugee claims. IOM is able to provide
voluntary repatriation and a reintegration program to migrants
seeking to return home. In 2008 the IOM assisted in the voluntary
return of 210 migrants from Morocco to their home country and 11
Moroccans from Europe. In addition, IOM in conjunction with the
Moroccan, Spanish, and Italian governments has worked to establish
shelters and a system to assist Moroccan minors who have been the
victims of trafficking abroad. International NGOs such as Medicins
sans Frontieres (MSF), Caritas, and several Christian charitable
organizations provided basic medical care and limited financial
assistance to clandestine migrants in Casablanca, Rabat, and
northern areas such as El Hoceima, Oujda, Nador, and Tangier. These
NGOs did not receive funding from the Moroccan government.
¶10. (U) PREVENTION:
-- 27/A: The government has periodically undertaken
awareness-raising campaigns related to the abuse of children, child
labor, and sexual exploitation. In 2007 the GOM ran an anti-child
labor awareness-raising campaign which included billboards,
advertisements on buses and radio spots. The objective was to
inform the people of Morocco about the dangers and the legal
ramifications of employing child maids.
-- 27/B: The GOM closely monitors and attempts to combat
clandestine migration though it does not differentiate between
illegal migration and trafficking. The GOM does not have procedures
in place to identify or screen for victims of trafficking along its
borders.
-- 27/C: The Ministry of Justice has the lead in coordinating GOM
policy on trafficking. In practice, the MOI is responsible for
preventing and enforcing trafficking related statues.
-- 27/D: The GOM has produced a document entitled, "The National
Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking," which was formulated in 2007
by the Ministry of Interior under the supervision of the Directorate
of Migration and Border Control along with an inter-ministerial
committee of coordination. The plan describes the GOM's strategy in
terms of prevention, combating trafficking, and protection. The
plan is largely an overview of past democratization and human rights
reforms and current efforts to control the borders and stem illegal
migration and smuggling. The plan does not address in a concrete
fashion current anti-TIP efforts or intended reforms. NGOs were not
consulted in its formation. The national strategy cannot be
described as a plan of action since it does not lay out specific
recommendations or steps for the government to take.
-- In 2006 the GOM launched its 'National Plan of Action for
Children,' outlining the government's strategy for 2006-2015 and
headed by the king's sister Lalla Meryem. The plan's four goals are
to improve children's health and education; protect children from
abuse, violence, and exploitation; and combat HIV/AIDs. As part of
plan and the GOM's anti-child labor efforts, the Ministry of
Employment and Professional Formation led by the Office of the
Director of Work, in conjunction with ILO-IPEC and local NGO
partners, oversaw a number of programs to deal with the issue of
child labor. The Ministry is currently managing four programs to be
implemented by local NGOs in the provinces of Kenitra, Taroudant,
and two in Marrakech. The programs seek to decrease incidents of
child labor through awareness raising, financial assistance to needy
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families, and lowering obstacles to school attendance. The total
budget for the four programs is USD 236,000.
-- 27/E: The Ministry of Justice informed post that, in conjunction
with the Ministry of Tourism, that an anti-sex tourism plan of
action was under discussion. Post is not aware of any new steps
taken by the government on this issue.
-- 27/F: We are not aware of any steps taken by the GOM to reduce
the participation of Moroccan nationals in international child sex
tourism.
-- 27/G: Post reported in 2008 in detail about steps that Morocco
has taken to enforce a "zero tolerance" standard for its troops
involved in UN peacekeeping missions in 2005 and 2007. (Ref. B)
Morocco provides training to all of its UN peacekeepers to sensitize
them to the issue of sexual exploitation.
¶11. (U) Mission POC on TIP issues is Matthew W. Lehrfeld,
Political/Labor Officer, ConGen Casablanca, tel.: +212-22-26-50,
ext. 4151; fax: +212-22-20-80-96; mail: PSC 74, Box 24, APO, AE
09718; pouch: 6280 Casablanca Place, Washington, DC 20521-6280;
email: lehrfeldmw@state.gov.
¶12. (U) Embassy Rabat cleared this message.