Impact of COVID-19 : can irregular migrants cope?

• Main Author: Nanthini, S.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Sociology; Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143146
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Irregular migrants already struggling with poverty, displacement and discrimination, will be one of the hardest hit communities by the COVID-19 pandemic. Facing stigmatisation and a lack of resources, they are often overlooked in policy conversations despite their especially high vulnerability to th...