Rabat: The 9th International Parliamentary Forum on Social Justice, held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, kicked off on Monday at the headquarters of Morocco’s House of Councillors. The opening session was attended by government officials, parliamentarians, and representatives of international organizations and national constitutional institutions, in addition to experts and academics.

According to Agence Marocaine De Presse, the event is organized in partnership with Morocco’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE). This year’s forum focuses on ‘The generalization of social protection in Morocco, a vision of development in line with international standards’.

The Forum is structured around two sessions, notably “the general framework of the social protection system in Morocco and the challenges of harmonizing national legislation with international standards” and “the socio-economic effects of the generalization of social protection and the challenges of efficiency and sustainability in light of comparative practices.”