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Rabat – Morocco’s parliament has given unanimous approval to a new legal reform that reshapes working conditions for private security personnel to bring a fast-growing sector closer to general labor protections.
The House of Representatives adopted draft law No. 032.26 on Monday, following earlier approval by the House of Councillors. The text modifies Article 193 of the Labor Code and reflects a broader effort to update rules governing a profession that has expanded sharply in recent years.
Speaking before lawmakers, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills Younes Sekkouri said the private security sector has changed drastically over the past two decades.
He linked this evolution to the introduction of Law No. 27.06, which regulates guarding and cash transport services, and which widened the scope of tasks and the level of responsibility assigned to security staff. Demand for these services, he added, has also increased across public contracts and private outsourcing arrangements.
The new legislation seeks to bring private security guards under the same working time rules applied to most employees. Until now, many workers in the sector were treated as performing intermittent duties, a classification that allowed shifts of up to 12 hours a day under a pay structure based on standard hours. The reform removes that exception.
Under the revised framework, security personnel employed by licensed companies will now fall under the normal working hours defined in Article 184 of the Labor Code. Authorities argue this shift should improve working conditions, create room for additional recruitment, and correct imbalances that have affected the sector for years.
Sekkouri noted that the law will take effect once published in the Official Bulletin. He also pointed to a transitional period of up to nine months for contracts signed before the new rules enter into force, giving companies time to adjust their arrangements.
With this reform, lawmakers signal a broader intent to regulate private security work more strictly while pushing employers toward more standard employment practices in a sector that has become increasingly central to public and private operations in Morocco.
