Domestic Servitude in Casablanca (2024)

A domestic servitude case from 2024 in Casablanca, Morocco. 1 source on file.

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What happened

Women from francophone sub-Saharan Africa are recruited for domestic work in Morocco and subjected to conditions of forced domestic servitude, including non-payment of wages, confiscation of passports and physical abuse. Reporting from Casablanca has documented sub-Saharan domestic workers subjected to similar practices. Accused: Moroccan household employers using informal recruiters.

Response and intervention

Moroccan anti-trafficking commission. Limited prosecution; awareness campaigns. Fondation Orient Occident.

Sources

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