Social Protection Spotlight COVID-19

Social protection for migrant workers: A necessary response to the COVID-19 crisis

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.

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24 June 2020

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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.

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