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ISBN | 9789843499776 |
Format | HardBound |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2021 |
Bib. Info | xxiv, 200p. Includes Index |
Categories | Economics/Development Studies |
Product Weight | 400 gms. |
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There is no doubt on anyone's mind that integration of global labour market created scope for marginal people of the global South to benefit from globalisation. At the same time, it is also well recognised that globalisation has its other face as well. The very nature of current form of globalisation exposes international labour migrants to various types of decent work deficit. It is also well established that when the global economy is in crisis, the migrant workers bear the brunt disproportionately more compared to the nationals. Outbreak of COVID-19 is no exception. This book examines the vulnerabilities of low skilled Bangladeshi migrants in different destination countries after the outbreak of COVID-19. It takes the readers through experiences of termination of jobs, non-payment of wages, involuntary return of some migrants during the pandemic and securitisation and arrest of others in their own homeland. The book also brings forward the harsh reality of drastic cuts in food intake, day-to-day expenditure, increasing dependence on borrowing of left-behind distressed migrant households due to disruption in flow of remittances. It is based on a survey of 100 involuntarily-returned migrants and 100 members of migrant households whose family members are still working abroad, 25 in depth interviews of returnees and detailed case studies of 30 left-behind women members of migrant households who endured violence during COVID-19. The research was conducted by 9 member organisations of Bangladesh Civil Society for Migrants (BCSM) led by RMMRU.