Migrant workers have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Disruptions in hospitality and tourism, agriculture and informal sectors have left migrant workers without an income, with a July 2020 report by the African Development Bank stating that up to 25 million Africans lost their jobs. In this issue we look at:
- How the pandemic has affected African migrant workers
- The effect of the pandemic on labour migration and migrant workers
- Rights of migrant workers
- In their own words: Voices of migrant workers
- Story ideas: Missing stories that African journalists can work on
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Read more in the AWiM Labour Migration Newsletter #2
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