Editorial
https://doi.org/10.52872/001c.28351
COVID-19 death disparities among international migrant workers of South Asian origin: A comparative study between the Gulf Cooperation Countries and Singapore
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain
Shameema Ferdous
Henrike Karim-Kos
Enayetur Raheem
Abstract
Globally, an estimated 169 million people are international migrant workers (IMWs).1 Regular low-skilled IMWs typically experience sparse access to adequate water, sanitation, and healthcare, and live in overcrowded dormitories with shared washrooms and kitchens. All these unhygienic conditions put them at greater risk of infection. IMWs have, therefore, a lower quality of life and bear a higher burden of mental health problems than the local population.2 Arguably, the vulnerability against COVID-19 is expected to be much worse for irregular or ‘illegal’ migrants who live under constant fear of apprehension and deportation. Although the number of irregular migrant workers is unknown, it is believed to be 30 to 50 million worldwide.3
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Publication date:
27.5.2021.
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