Beyond Gratitude: Lessons Learned from Migrants’ Contribution to the COVID-19 Response
Agence/Organisateurs
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Langues
English
Année
2021
Thème(s) transversal(s)
People-Centred;
Sustainable Development
Sujet
COVID-19;
Data and Measuring Results;
Diaspora, Migrants’ Associations and Remittances;
Employment and Entrepreneurship;
Health;
Social Inclusion and Human Rights
Objectifs de Développement Durable Connexes et Objectifs du Pacte Mondial sur les Migrations
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: