Artisans step up to the plate

The Professional Association of Artisanal Product Merchants of the city of Agadir has been denouncing for several months the parallel markets and a certain number of dysfunctions that weigh down the development of the sector and push bazaar owners to close shop. The association has tried several times to seize the public authorities, but in vain. These dysfunctions are summarised, in fact, by the scam of taxi drivers, fake guides, and employees of the hotel sector who divert Moroccan and foreign tourists to other shops in the city against commissions that sometimes reach 50% of the sale price. Artisans also suffer from the presence of street vendors who harm the national economy and the quality of products due to the prices they charge. It is time, recalled the professional association of artisanal product merchants of the city of Agadir, to denounce these problems which do not date fro…