HIBAPRESS : Mohammed Zerriouh
The recruitment of workers from outside the Nador province to work at the Nador West Med Port has brought to the forefront the debate about the extent to which the region's youth are benefiting from the job opportunities offered by this strategic project, in light of the continued suffering of many young people from unemployment, and the growing aspirations for major investments in the region to positively impact social conditions by providing employment opportunities for the people of Nador and Driouch provinces.
These data raise questions about the criteria adopted in the recruitment process and the extent to which priority is given to local competencies who possess the required qualifications for the available positions, especially since the two provinces include a number of university degree holders and technical diploma holders who face difficulties in accessing the job market, despite their accumulated training and professional qualifications.
The city of Al-Aroui, along with other municipalities and areas in the Nador and Driouch provinces, are among the regions whose youth expect major projects to open their doors to them, contributing to reducing unemployment, improving living conditions, and giving local competencies the opportunity to achieve professional and social stability near their families, instead of having to seek job opportunities outside the region.
In this context, calls are escalating to adopt a clearer and more transparent approach in managing the jobs associated with the Nador West Med Port, by announcing the available job opportunities and the conditions for applying for them, and enabling the people of Nador and Driouch provinces to benefit from them according to criteria of competence and merit, while taking into account the required specializations and the project's needs, without issuing prior judgments about the justifications for recruiting workers from outside the region.
Between the expectations of the youth and the developmental stakes of the port, the question remains about the extent to which the people of Nador and Driouch provinces benefit from the job opportunities provided by this project, and whether the concerned authorities will reveal accurate data regarding the number of positions created, the recruitment criteria, and the source of worker attraction. These are questions that require clarifications from the responsible authorities, so that the social impact of the project keeps pace with its investment size, and the region's youth find their share of the job opportunities they await within the framework of the desired development.
