La migración laboral Marroqui y los territorios españoles de Ceuta y Melilla

Abstract

The Spanish enclaves of Ceuta y Melilla in Northern Morocco play central roles in the politics of trans-Mediterranean migration. They are crucial to the Northern Moroccan economy because of the movement of people and goods through the duty free-zones. In addition, Ceuta and Melilla are at the heart of a heated diplomatic dispute between Spain and Morocco, with Rabat challenging Spain's riht to claim the territories as sovereing territory. However, each enclave's sovereignty is reinforce, not undermined, by the labour migration system within witch they exist. As such, despite Rabat's occasional grumbling and dissatisfaction, the territories will likely remain Spanish. Morocco, for its part, will have the benefit of a useful bargaining card in negotiations with Spain and the EU.