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Health of International Migrant Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.
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- Workplace mortality risk and social determinants among migrant workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Female migrant domestic worker experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: A qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- Factors Associated with Psychological Distress during COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study of Sub-Saharan African Migrant Workers across Australia and Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- A Qualitative Insight into Pre-Departure Orientation Training for Aspiring Nepalese Migrant Workers.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
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- The effect of COVID-19 on the non-COVID health outcomes of crisis-affected peoples: a systematic review.Conflict and health · 2024Review
- Water insecurity among seasonal agriculture workers: perspectives from Spanish professionals.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- The social determinants of migrant domestic worker (MDW) health and well-being in the Western Pacific Region: A Scoping Review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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- Occupation-related factors affecting the health of migrants working during the COVID-19 pandemic - a qualitative study in Norway.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- Food Insecurity among International Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Pathways to food insecurity: Migration, hukou and COVID-19 in Nanjing, China.Population, space and place · 2023Article
- Occupational Health and Safety and Migrant Workers: Has Something Changed in the Last Few Years?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and control measures adopted have had a disproportionate impact on workers, with migrants being a group specifically affected but poorly studied. This scoping review aims to describe the evidence published on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and mental health of migrant workers.
methodsPapers written in English covering physical and mental health among international migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, retrieved from six electronic databases searched on July 31, 2021, were included. A total of 1,096 references were extracted, of which 26 studies were finally included.
resultsMost of the migrant populations studied were born in Asia (16 of 26) and Latin America (8 of 26) and were essential workers (15 of 26). Few studies described the length of stay in the host country (9 of 26), the legal status of the migrant population (6 of 26), or established comparison groups (7 of 26). Ten studies described COVID-19 outbreaks with high infection rates. Fourteen studies evaluated mental health (anxiety, depression, worries, fears, stress, and post-traumatic stress disorder). Three of the 26 studies presented collateral positive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic because of improved hygiene.
conclusionThere is a limited number of original publications related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and mental health of migrant workers around the world. These publications mainly focus on migrants born in Asia and Latin America. The physical, long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has, so far, not been evaluated. The positive collateral effects of improving healthcare conditions for migrant workers should also be further investigated.
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