The world’s migrants have been hard hit by Covid-19
The pandemic has led to the ‘intentional exclusion of migrants from Covid-19 prevention and support programmes’, a new report shows
09 March 2021 - 16:34
Bogota — From Australia to Egypt, migrants and refugees have been especially hard hit by job losses and economic pain during the coronavirus pandemic, with many struggling to access healthcare and state aid, a survey showed on Tuesday.
The survey, published in a report by the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Global Migration Lab, included 3,250 interviews with migrants in eight countries — Australia, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Sudan, Sweden and Britain...
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