Beyond Gratitude: Lessons Learned from Migrants’ Contribution to the COVID-19 Response
Agency/Organisers
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Languages
English
Year
2021
Cross-Cutting Theme(s)
People-Centred;
Sustainable Development
Topic
COVID-19;
Data and Measuring Results;
Diaspora, Migrants’ Associations and Remittances;
Employment and Entrepreneurship;
Health;
Social Inclusion and Human Rights
Related Sustainable Development Goals and Global Compact for Migration Objectives
This report recognises and values the fundamental contribution of migrant workers to our societies and economies throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past year we have leaned heavily on ‘key workers’. Migrants account for a large share of these frontline workers and figure heavily amongst the multiple occupations we now classify as essential. Yet their jobs have often been labelled as ‘low-skilled’ and their work undervalued. As a result, many have risked their lives on the COVID-19 frontline while lacking the basic social protections enjoyed by other workers.
It includes: