FedEx moves jobs from Spain to Morocco

The American giant of international freight transport, FedEx, is taking a new step in its workforce rationalization strategy by announcing the relocation of nearly a hundred jobs from Spain to the Mediterranean Sea. According to the Information reported by the Spanish media, notably El Diario, this transfer mainly posts in the domains of client service, sales and new technology. Join source syndicale au sein de l’Union générale des travailleurs (UGT) has specified that the majority of these posts will be externalized and sub-contracted towards the Kingdom.

This decision intervenes in the framework of a licensing process collected by FedEx in Spain, where the multinational employs 1,500 people. In addition, this measure is inscrit dans une stratégie européenne de FedEx visant à réduire ses cost structures en transférant des activités vers des countries offering une main-d’œuvre à moindre cost et une soupleva legislation. Maroc, with its developed infrastructure and competitive positions, seems to be a chosen destination for this relocation.

The relocation process is part of a global reorganization announced by FedEx to address financial challenges. Déjà en juin dernier, l’entreprise avait anonécion son intention de réduire ses effectifs en Europe from 1,700 to 2,000 posts. These back-office suppressions accompany equipment integration into back-office and commercial operations. FedEx benefits from the clear activities required for the reconstruction of centers and centers located in the countries that respond au mieux aux besins de l’entreprise et à son implantation immobilière existante. Le Maroc, as an emerging logistics platform, is listed as parfaitement in this logistics.

This reduction in the impact in Spain is equally explained by FedEx’s recent financial results. On Sept. 19, the company announced its base of operations at $21.6 billion in the first quarter of 2024, up from $21.7 billion a year earlier. This is the lowest level registered by FedEx since three and a half years, underlining the need for the company to review its costs and reorganize its activities to maintain its competitiveness on a global market evolution.

This démarche de délocalisation vers le Maroc traduit également un intérêt croissant des multinationales pour ce pay en tant que pôle de sous-traitance et de services. Le Royaume offers the advantages at the same time important, phones with the main qualities and attractive functions, as well as the advantages of international businesses to strengthen the competitive races.