The National Road Safety Agency, denied that it plans to pressure delivery companies over the working conditions of their drivers.
The agency said its role in the delivery sector is limited to road safety, including awareness and training, and does not cover employment conditions or the way companies organize their workers.
NARSA issued the clarification after a meeting between its director-general, Nasser Boulaajoul, and representatives of the Moroccan Federation of Motorcycle, Bicycle and Electric Bicycle Importers and Distributors sparked claims about the agency’s position on delivery workers.
The agency said several statements attributed to Boulaajoul were inaccurate.
Among them was a claim that the NARSA chief had discussed intervening with a major delivery company over practices allegedly requiring drivers to meet strict delivery deadlines or risk having orders canceled.
NARSA also denied that Boulaajoul had called on delivery companies to provide drivers with equipment and work tools for free instead of selling them.
The agency rejected claims that he had criticized delivery business models for putting drivers under pressure to race against time through urban streets.
It also denied reports that new regulations were about to be introduced to make certain procedures more flexible, or that a dedicated study day was being planned to examine the working conditions of delivery workers.
NARSA said the meeting at the center of the reports was actually focused on a technical issue involving motorcycles with engines larger than 50 cubic centimeters.
The meeting was requested by the federation on Sept. 11 and focused on the approval of large-engine motorcycles, including models fitted with additional equipment and accessories.
The discussions covered the technical requirements for approving these motorcycles under Morocco’s existing regulations.
Road safety in the motorcycle sector was also raised during the meeting, with federation representatives bringing up crashes involving light motorcycles.
Boulaajoul then outlined measures taken to improve the safety of people using motorized two-wheelers, including NARSA’s cooperation with delivery-sector operators.
That cooperation, the agency said, is designed to help delivery professionals improve their road safety awareness and skills rather than address their employment conditions.
NARSA said it is operating within the responsibilities assigned to it under Law 103.14, which established the agency as a public institution.
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