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Social Protection Spotlight COVID-19: Social protection for migrant workers: A necessary response to the COVID-19 crisis (2020)

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Social Protection Spotlight COVID-19: Social protection for migrant workers: A necessary response to the COVID-19 crisis (2020)

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a major public health challenge and is having serious economic and social impacts on origin, transit and destination countries, as well as on migrant workers and their families and on businesses and their operations. This informative note presents policy options in order to ensure comprehensive social protection for migrant workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Target Audience
Government
Source / Publisher
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Language
English
French
Spanish
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
3
6
Cross Cutting Theme
People-centred
Sustainable development
Keywords
COVID-19 and migration
Status
Published

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