How Covid-19 Affected the Work Prospects and Healthcare-Seeking of Women Domestic Workers in Kolkata City, India? A Longitudinal Study

Gupta, Shibaji; Das, Debasis; Bhattacharya, S. K.; Gupta, Sharmistha S

doi:10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_346_21

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“…. Cross-country analysis with a focus on OFWs in precarious situation At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability and precariousness of Filipino domestic workers and undocumented migrants, consistent with findings from other countries (Dutta, 2020;Yee et al, 2021;Gupta et al, 2022). Undocumented migrant workers feared seeking healthcare because of the risk of deportation or compromising the outcome of regularization (Burton-Jeangros et al, 2020), highlighting the need for health care systems to engage with migrant communities and collect disaggregated data to ensure sensitive care for the undocumented (Genovese et al, 2023).…”

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Socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Overseas Filipino Workers and their left-behind families: a scoping review

Gomez-Magdaraog,

Burton-Jeangros,

Jackson

2024

Front. Polit. Sci.

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Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are considered bagong bayani, or modern-day heroes, as their remittances have a positive long-term impact on the Philippines economy. The Philippines ranked 10th worldwide in terms of net emigration from 2010 to 2020. The deployment of OFWs declined during the pandemic, and this was estimated to have adverse effects on remittances. As a migrant-sending country, the Philippine government had to deal with the mass of unemployed OFWs stranded in their host countries and organize large-scale repatriation of OFWs. This scoping review aims to assess the existing literature, identify research gaps, and propose future research directions concerning the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on OFWs and their left-behind families. The results indicate that the impact of the pandemic on OFWs was not uniform. It is evident that OFWs in precarious situations beforehand have become even more vulnerable. The loss of their source of income in the host country and the restrictions on international mobility during the pandemic had significant detrimental effects on their wellbeing and their families left behind, regardless of their income level or type of job. Upon returning to their home country, they often experienced anxiety, depression, discrimination, and difficulty in finding a job. Overall, this scoping review highlights the urgent need for greater recognition and protection of OFWs in times of crisis. It is crucial to address the systemic issues that contribute to their vulnerability and to ensure that they receive adequate support and protection in host countries and the Philippines.

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