Migrant domestic workers : their COVID-19 burdens

Migrant workers, especially those doing domestic work, cannot be ignored in the fight against COVID-19. The measures taken to contain the virus spread have left them even more vulnerable. But this may be an opportunity for a fresh look at providing for their protection.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sembiring, Margareth
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143041
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spelling ntu-10356/1430412020-11-01T07:33:48Z Migrant domestic workers : their COVID-19 burdens Sembiring, Margareth S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social sciences::Sociology Country and Region Studies East Asia and Asia Pacific Migrant workers, especially those doing domestic work, cannot be ignored in the fight against COVID-19. The measures taken to contain the virus spread have left them even more vulnerable. But this may be an opportunity for a fresh look at providing for their protection. Published version 2020-07-22T07:54:30Z 2020-07-22T07:54:30Z 2020 Commentary Sembiring, M. (2020). Migrant domestic workers : their COVID-19 burdens. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 055). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143041 en RSIS Commentaries, 055-20 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
spellingShingle Social sciences::Sociology
Country and Region Studies
East Asia and Asia Pacific
Sembiring, Margareth
Migrant domestic workers : their COVID-19 burdens
title Migrant domestic workers : their COVID-19 burdens
title_full Migrant domestic workers : their COVID-19 burdens
title_fullStr Migrant domestic workers : their COVID-19 burdens
title_full_unstemmed Migrant domestic workers : their COVID-19 burdens
title_short Migrant domestic workers : their COVID-19 burdens
title_sort migrant domestic workers their covid 19 burdens
topic Social sciences::Sociology
Country and Region Studies
East Asia and Asia Pacific
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143041
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