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Fez- With the dispute between the government and SAMIR refinery having reached an impasse, the CEO of the company left Morocco leaving unpaid taxes and employees.
SAMIR’s CEO, Saudi Arabian Mohamed Houssein El Amoudi, left Morocco on August 23 leaving 950 unpaid employees. According to Akhbar Al Yaoum, “all paper operations had been carried out so that the employees could receive their salaries, but the company had no money to pay them.”
Abdeslam Seddiki, the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, said that the government had discussed how it would protect the rights of employees but did not elaborate on a plan. SAMIR also has dispute with banks, which are ready to sue the company because of unpaid debts. The situation was further exacerbated when Amoudi did not respond to the government’s proposed regulations and decided to leave the country.
According to Moroccan website Hespress, “SAMIR had also not paid taxes on fuel consumption and value added taxes since 2010.”
The same source added that the unpaid accumulated debt for customs service is approximately MAD 13 billion, and SAMIR’s total debt is around MAD 40 billion, including unpaid salaries for employees and importers, as well as loan repayments due.
