Casablanca authorities closed on Wednesday an office claiming to be a middleman for companies seeking Moroccan workers.
The shutting down of the office, confirmed by Hespress sources, comes after weeks of rumors that lured dozens of young Moroccans into submitting papers to the office with the promise of jobs in Israel.
In the heart of Casablanca, the office promised round-trip flight tickets to Israel and a month-long paid rent by Israeli employers seeking Moroccan construction workers.
The Israeli Liaison Office in Rabat said in a press release today that it “does not have any connection with the so-called mediation office that provides job opportunities in Israel, or with any office that claims to issue work visas to Israel.”
The scam spread at the backdrop of a recent decision by Israel and Morocco on the possible recruitment of Moroccan workers in Israel for the construction and nursing sectors.
In a statement, the Liaison Office said that as of now the agreement to procure Moroccan workers hasn’t been reached.
“There is no agreement,” said the official Israeli representation in Morocco. “The two countries are currently working on it.”
The same source revealed that at the present time, “work visas issued to Moroccans to go to Israel are specially arranged by Israeli companies that carry out all procedures with the Israeli Ministry of Interior.”
It added that the official announcement on work visas in Israel will be published after the signing of the official agreement between the Moroccan and Israeli governments.
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