The data concerning the Wafira of circular migration program demonstrate its relevance as “model of Moroccan-Spanish cooperation in the migratory field,” said Saiz Delgado in a press statement after her interviews with the Minister of Economic inclusion, small business, employment and skills, Younes Sekkouri.
Indeed, “all participants show their wish to renew the experience, while 66%, have significantly improved their financial situation”, welcomed the Spanish Minister. “Participation is eminently feminine, at more than 90%, which is very important in terms of women’s empowerment and engagement to gender equality,” she said, adding that “Wafira” constitutes An example of a win-win partnership at the service of economic development of the two kingdoms. The program encourages the spirit of entrepreneurship since the beneficiaries, returning to Morocco, create their own companies, not only in retail, but also in everything related to the rural field, which contributes to their success on Personal and professional plans, explained Ms. Saiz Delgado. In a similar declaration, Mr. Sekkouri described the relations between Morocco and Spain as “exceptional”, which draw their strength from the community of destiny and the close ties between the two peoples as well as “the concrete projects that we have built together over time “. Referring to the Wafira program, the Minister expressed his satisfaction with the quality of cooperation with the Spanish authorities and the conditions under which the stay of the beneficiaries took place, adding that 100% of the women who were registered for 2024 have been declared to social security.
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