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COVID-19 impacts on the labour migration and mobility of young women and girls in South-East Asia and the Pacific

This paper explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on labour migration and mobility of young women and girls in South-East Asia and the Pacific. Building on the research report “Supporting Brighter Futures: Young Women and Girls and Labour Migration in South-East Asia and the Pacific” published by IOM in 2019, the paper offers speculative reflections on some policy implications that the shifts induced by the COVID-19 pandemic may have had on the overarching and interrelated economic, social, cultural and structural findings of the report, as well as the gender dimensions at play in South-East Asia and the Pacific.

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Target Audience
Academia
Civil Society
Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Migrant Association
Author
Marika McAdam
Source / Publisher
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Regional
Sub-regional
Region
Asia
Sub Regions
South-eastern Asia
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
6
Cross Cutting Theme
Gender-responsive
Child-sensitive
SDGs
SDG.8 - Decent Work And Economic Growth
Keywords
Labour migration
Status
Published

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