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Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2020: Assessing Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration - World


Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2020: Assessing Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration
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Migrants in Asia and the Pacific at Higher Risk of COVID-19 and its Socioeconomic Fallout
Bangkok – The COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic fallout pose great risks to migrants in the Asia-Pacific, a new United Nations report reveals. They are more likely to be exposed to the virus, lack access to health care and other essential services, be stranded in countries without work or social protection and face rising xenophobia. However, as essential workers and remittance providers, migrants are also key to recovering better.
Unlike nationals, migrants have generally not been included in social security provisions like unemployment insurance or income support. Migrants have also been disproportionately affected by border closures and lockdowns, leaving many vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. ....

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Migrants in Asia and the Pacific at Higher Risk of COVID-19 and its Socioeconomic Fallout


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Bangkok – The COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic fallout pose great risks to migrants in the Asia-Pacific, a new United Nations report reveals. They are more likely to be exposed to the virus, lack access to health care and other essential services, be stranded in countries without work or social protection and face rising xenophobia. However, as essential workers and remittance providers, migrants are also key to recovering better.
Unlike nationals, migrants have generally not been included in social security provisions like unemployment insurance or income support. Migrants have also been disproportionately affected by border closures and lockdowns, leaving many vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. ....

Krung Thep Mahanakhon , Shima Islam , Todd Pitman , Nenette Motus , Kavita Sukanandan , Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana , Itayi Virri , Steve Needham , Regional Office , Regional Office For Asia The Pacific , Senior Regional Media Communications , International Migrants Day , Senior Communications , United Nations , Commission For Asia , Regional Office For Asia , International Organization For Migration , Strategic Communications , Regional United Nations Network For Migration , Asia Pacific Migration Report , International Migrants , United Nations Economic , Social Commission , Regional United Nations Network , Asia Pacific Regional Review , Global Compact ,