Situation of Labor Migrants in the Regions of the World: Challenges of the Covid-19 Pandemia and the Response of Governments

Ryazantsev, S. V.; Bragin, Alexey D.; Ryazantsev, Nikita; MGIMO-University,

doi:10.26653/2076-4650-2020-3-01

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“…To improve the lot of migrants stranded in the early stages of the pandemic, the IOM launched an initiative to identify their needs for information, consular, and visa support and assistance in repatriation. The governments of the host countries of such foreigners took urgent legal and socioeconomic measures, which were of a short-term and nonsystemic nature [ 31 , 32 ]. A number of countries of origin of the migrants organized the return of their citizens to their homelands.…”

Section: Political and Legal Approaches To Forced Mobility And Immobilitymentioning

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Forced Mobility and Immobility in a Turbulent World

Tsapenko

2021

Her. Russ. Acad. Sci.

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Forced Mobility and Immobility in a Turbulent World

Tsapenko

2021

Her. Russ. Acad. Sci.

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“…According to the latest data, there are 272 million migrants in the world who are quite different social groups, but the largest of them are formed by working migrants who feel the brunt of this crisis (World Migration Report 2020, 2020). Since January 2020, millions of people around the world have been difficulties in international travel, as more than 170 countries have introduced various restrictions on migration mobility (Ryazancev et al, 2020). As it is specified in the Global plan of humanitarian response of COVID-19 initiated by the UN, the present pandemic very quickly turned into crisis of mobility (Global Humanitarian Response Plan COVID-19, 2020).…”

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“…Countries should be conscious of the issue of legalization of migrant workers, thus protecting them from the negative impact of external factors (Ardittis & Laczko, 2020). Third, countries must find opportunities and means to provide financial and other assistance to migrant workers who are unemployed or in emergency situations (Ryazancev et al, 2020). All this updates the need for patron support of the migrant community, which will consist not only in direct purchase of food kits for the needy, the allocation of funds, but also in the organization of an extensive volunteer network working with all and, first of all, autonomous migrant groups.…”

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Adapting Of The Migrant Community Of Russia To The Coronavirus Pandemic Conditions

Akhmadeev¹

2021

European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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The article is devoted to the problem of adapting the migrant community of Russia to the conditions of the pandemic of a new coronavirus infection. 2020, which has become the year of epidemiological challenges for the whole world, has actualized many global problems, the most convex of which were the food and migration crisis. Many countries have imposed either full or partial lockouts on the movement of people to prevent the widespread spread of the virus within borders, including limited communication with other countries. The pandemic of COVID-19 has revealed the vulnerability of migrant workers as a social group, a problem common to the vast majority of the world. There is a persistent concern among international researchers involved in the sociological study of sentiment among migrants about potential food shortages and possible outbreaks of xenophobia. The author analyzes the problem associated with the socio-economic situation of representatives of the migrant community of Russia. Considerable attention is paid to the past 2020, as the period in which the most acute crisis phenomena related to the migration issue in Russia were manifested. The author points to the multidimensional nature of the problem with the migrant community of Russia in the context of the pandemic of a new coronavirus infection. The extent to which restrictive measures by states of the world affect global migration mobility is also addressed. The author states that there are shadow aspects of the problem associated with the socio-economic situation of Russian migrants in a pandemic.

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“…The main restrictions limited migration mobility since the state viewed minimising personal contacts as essential to control the spread of the virus. To the same end, borders were closed and all transport connections suspended [1]. These decisions have led to major changes in global migration processes since many states closed their borders without giving migrants and their own nationals a chance to leave the country or return home.…”

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“…Approaches to managing migrant flows vary from state to state depending on how fast COVID-19 reached the country as well as on what contribution migration makes to the economy [1]. Since migrants have an important role in the economies of the source and host countries, both are responsible for managing migration flows.…”

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The effect of Covid-19 on labour migration in the CIS

2020

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This study responds to the need for measures to mitigate the effects of national actions to slow the spread of Covid-19. National responses are dynamic processes and thus an elusive, albeit important, object of study. The governments of most CIS countries acted promptly and decisively in countering the pandemic. The comprehensive measures have had a serious impact on citizens’ mobility and employment situation. Among the affected are millions of migrants working in the CIS. This article offers a comparative analysis, followed by synthesis, of the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic as seen through the prism of employment and the situation of migrant workers in the CIS. Another focus is the restriction and support measures and how they have affected migrants. A range of qualitative and quantitative data was collated on the situation of migrant workers during Covid-19 restriction in the Russian Federation and across the CIS. The findings suggest that the lack of international coordination in tackling Covid-19 has complicated the situation of migrant workers, who suffer from the closure of borders and the absence of adequate social support. The article explores problems faced by migrant workers in the current crisis and proposes measures to alleviate them.

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Situation of Labor Migrants in the Regions of the World: Challenges of the Covid-19 Pandemia and the Response of Governments

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Forced Mobility and Immobility in a Turbulent World

Forced Mobility and Immobility in a Turbulent World

Adapting Of The Migrant Community Of Russia To The Coronavirus Pandemic Conditions

The effect of Covid-19 on labour migration in the CIS

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