Migrant Women: Trapped in the Vicious Circle of Harassment and Inequality

Santos, Cláudia

Today there are 272 million migrants worldwide, of which 48% are women.[1] According to the International Labour Organisation, female migrants represent a large proportion of the total number of migrant workers globally and outnumber the nonmigrant women in labor participation. Due to gender discrimination, migrant women earn less than migrant men.[12] Graph: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health services across the globe, and migrants and refugees are often last in the national public health queues. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Environment is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)