Migrant Precariousness in the Time of COVID-19: Migrant Workers, Risks and Rights
Heli Askola, Helen Forbes‐Mewett, Olha Shmihelska
Abstract
This report maps the significance of the sudden economic and social crisis caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) for migrants on temporary visas working in hospitality, aged care and agriculture. It focuses on the role of migration status, employment insecurity and lack of social protection in exacerbating the precariousness of migrant workers.
Topics & Concepts
Migrant workersCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)ImmigrationPandemicBusinessDemographic economicsPolitical scienceEconomic growthMedicineEconomicsLawDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyEmployment and Welfare StudiesMigration and Labor Dynamics