| Description |
1 online resource (59 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Jobs and income lost due to COVID-19 -- Migration cost and recruitment -- Access to healthcare and social protection -- Return and reintegration -- Remigration -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The ILO's Fair Recruitment Initiative -- 1.2. Definitions and terms -- 2. Impact of COVID-19 on employment and workplaces -- 2.1. Job losses due to COVID-19 -- 2.2. Income lost due to COVID-19 -- 2.3. Impact of COVID-19 on remittances -- 2.4. Return due to COVID-19 -- 2.5. Unpaid leave due to COVID-19 -- 3. Border regulation |
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3.1. Border closures halted labour migration -- 3.2. Border closures prevented prospective migrant workers from travelling -- 3.3. Migrant workers pushed towards irregular pathways in certain regions -- 4. Migration costs and debt in the pandemic -- 5. Country-based recruitment industry responses -- 5.1. Assistance to recruits during the pandemic -- 5.2. Mobility restrictions impacted severely on recruitment industries -- 5.3. Labour demand collapsed in many low-wage sectors but increased in others -- 5.4. Ongoing logistical challenges for recruitment |
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5.5. National policy responses to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on recruitment industries -- 6. Discrimination and xenophobia experienced by migrant workers -- 6.1. Discrimination towards migrant workers in countries of destination -- 6.2. Discrimination towards returnees in countries of origin -- 7. Access to healthcare and social protection -- 7.1. Examples from ILO surveys and rapid assessment reports -- 8. Return to and reintegration in countries of origin -- 8.1. Challenges concerning return -- 8.2. Examples from ILO surveys and rapid assessment reports -- 8.3. Remigration |
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9. Recommendations -- References -- Appendix A. Methodological note -- Appendix B. Interviews conducted with regional ILO staff -- Appendix C. Relevant ILO Conventions, Protocols and Recommendations |
| Summary |
This report provides a global overview of the impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers, with a focus on recruitment, drawing on rapid assessments conducted by the ILO in early-mid 2020 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Foreign workers -- Legal status, laws, etc
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COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Influence.
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Foreign workers -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jones, Katharine (Research fellow)
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Mudaliar, Sanushka
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Piper, Nicola
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International Labour Office.
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| ISBN |
9220354160 |
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9789220354162 |
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