Fishing industry manufacturers withdraw from the UNICOP and found their own association

In a statement received by Libé, the fish canning manufacturers of Laâyoune have withdrawn from the UNICOP (National Union of Fish Canning Industries) and created their own association under the name ANICOP (National Association of Fish Canning Industries).This association, headquartered in Laâyoune, brings together the dissident companies of the UNICOP, sharing the same objectives, except that ANICOP was founded to defend the interests of companies originating from Laâyoune.In the statement, the signatories specify that the fish canning sector comprises around forty operational production units, including their group, which has disassociated itself from the UNICOP.This decision, the statement explains, is justified by the fact that the group of dissident companies does not share the management style of the team in charge of the UNICOP. Furthermore, the document adds, this group, compos…