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Potential Responses to the COVID-19 Outbreak in Support of Migrant Workers

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dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Maheshwor
dc.contributor.authorMoroz, Harry
dc.contributor.authorTestaverde, Mauro
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-22T15:12:44Z
dc.date.available2020-04-22T15:12:44Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-21
dc.description.abstractThe note describes the key challenges facing the health, livelihoods, and mobility of internal and international migrants and their families due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. The note presents the policy options available to governments to address these challenges and describes the assistance that the World Bank can offer in areas related to social protection and jobs to support these efforts. The living and working conditions of internal and international migrants make them vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Measures put in place to control disease transmission both within and across countries have resulted in significant disruption in transportation networks and in labor markets that have hit migrant workers hard. The resulting decline in remittances will transmit these negative impacts to the families of migrants. Travel restrictions may lead to labor shortages in critical sectors like agriculture that are dominated by migrant workers. While the specific type of support that should be targeted to migrants depends on location, legal status, and type of migration, most migrants will need access to safety nets in the form of cash or in-kind assistance to support them as they comply with transmission control measures and cope with the impacts of the crisis. Policies to support employment retention and promotion will be particularly important as a complement to these safety nets for internal migrants and migrants returning from abroad. Policies to offset the expected declines in remittances will be important for all migrants and their families. Programs created to respond to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak should be migrant-sensitive to take into account the unique challenges facing migrants.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/428451587390154689/Potential-Responses-to-the-COVID-19-Outbreak-in-Support-of-Migrant-Workers-April-21-2020
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/33625
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/33625
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCORONAVIRUS
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectPANDEMIC
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKER
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLABOR POLICY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE RETENTION
dc.titlePotential Responses to the COVID-19 Outbreak in Support of Migrant Workersen
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okr.crossref.titlePotential Responses to the COVID-19 Outbreak in Support of Migrant Workers
okr.date.disclosure2020-04-20
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okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitSocial Protection & Labor EAP (HEASP)
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