By African Women in Media

Labour Migration Newsletter #2: Migrant workers and the pandemic

Migrant workers have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Disruptions in hospitality and tourism, agriculture and informal sectors have left migrant workers without an income, with a July 2020 report by the African Development Bank stating that up to 25 million Africans lost their jobs. In this issue we look at:

How the pandemic has affected African migrant workers
The effect of the pandemic on labour migration and migrant workers
Rights of migrant workers
In their own words: Voices of migrant workers
Story ideas: Missing stories that African journalists can work on

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