Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor
Millions of female migrants experience various forms of exploitative and unsafe conditions when migrating for employment and income generation, both in countries of origin and in destination countries. Vulnerabilities increased further due to the Covid-19 pandemic, causing income and job losses, ent...
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| author | ElDidi, Hagar van Biljon, Chloe Alvi, Muzna Ringler, Claudia Ratna, Nazmun Abdulrahim, Sawsan Kilby, Patrick Wu, Joyce Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin |
| author_browse | Abdulrahim, Sawsan Alvi, Muzna Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin ElDidi, Hagar Kilby, Patrick Ratna, Nazmun Ringler, Claudia Wu, Joyce van Biljon, Chloe |
| author_facet | ElDidi, Hagar van Biljon, Chloe Alvi, Muzna Ringler, Claudia Ratna, Nazmun Abdulrahim, Sawsan Kilby, Patrick Wu, Joyce Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin |
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| description | Millions of female migrants experience various forms of exploitative and unsafe conditions when migrating for employment and income generation, both in countries of origin and in destination countries. Vulnerabilities increased further due to the Covid-19 pandemic, causing income and job losses, entrapment in countries of destination without financial or social support and stigmatization upon return. One of the key migration routes travelled by millions of migrants is from South Asia to the Middle East. We examine this migration route for low-skilled female migrant workers highlighting the impacts of interventions along the migration pathway to determine the effectiveness of alternative mechanisms for reducing forced labour and trafficking. We draw lessons from the literature as well as from interviews with key informants in the field, including academics, development partners, NGO workers, and policymakers, to identify promising interventions that successfully reduce the vulnerability of women migrants. We find that, while Covid-19 has increased migrant vulnerability, it has also exposed the current system’s violations in facilitating trafficking and exacerbating poor working conditions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1434572025-12-02T21:02:52Z Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor ElDidi, Hagar van Biljon, Chloe Alvi, Muzna Ringler, Claudia Ratna, Nazmun Abdulrahim, Sawsan Kilby, Patrick Wu, Joyce Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin migrant labour policies covid-19 vulnerability human trafficking labour migration compulsory labour workforce working conditions women Millions of female migrants experience various forms of exploitative and unsafe conditions when migrating for employment and income generation, both in countries of origin and in destination countries. Vulnerabilities increased further due to the Covid-19 pandemic, causing income and job losses, entrapment in countries of destination without financial or social support and stigmatization upon return. One of the key migration routes travelled by millions of migrants is from South Asia to the Middle East. We examine this migration route for low-skilled female migrant workers highlighting the impacts of interventions along the migration pathway to determine the effectiveness of alternative mechanisms for reducing forced labour and trafficking. We draw lessons from the literature as well as from interviews with key informants in the field, including academics, development partners, NGO workers, and policymakers, to identify promising interventions that successfully reduce the vulnerability of women migrants. We find that, while Covid-19 has increased migrant vulnerability, it has also exposed the current system’s violations in facilitating trafficking and exacerbating poor working conditions. 2021-10-19 2024-05-22T12:14:17Z 2024-05-22T12:14:17Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143457 en https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105479 https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2022.2059448 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149866 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762_12 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute ElDidi, Hagar; van Biljon, Chloe; Alvi, Muzna Fatima; Ringler, Claudia; Ratna, Nazmun; Abdulrahim, Sawsan; Kilby, Patrick; Wu, Joyce; and Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin. 2021. Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2049. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134673. |
| spellingShingle | migrant labour policies covid-19 vulnerability human trafficking labour migration compulsory labour workforce working conditions women ElDidi, Hagar van Biljon, Chloe Alvi, Muzna Ringler, Claudia Ratna, Nazmun Abdulrahim, Sawsan Kilby, Patrick Wu, Joyce Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor |
| title | Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor |
| title_full | Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor |
| title_fullStr | Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor |
| title_short | Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor |
| title_sort | reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short term low skilled women migrant workers in the south asia to middle east corridor |
| topic | migrant labour policies covid-19 vulnerability human trafficking labour migration compulsory labour workforce working conditions women |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143457 |
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