ABSTRACT
Some sectors, such as the French-language press sector or telecommunication engineer companies, already employ a large number of former sub-Saharan students who have stayed in Morocco. For Moroccan companies that are investing in Africa, sub-Saharan graduates from Morocco may also represent an important resource as middlemen between their Moroccan employer and their country of origin. However, sub-Saharan graduates are mainly hired as trainees and rarely receive permanent work contracts (Berriane 2012, 171), since foreigners only receive a work permit for jobs for which Moroccans do not have the needed professional qualifications (Khrouz 2013).
