A reset for overseas migration? Recent developments in Filipinos’ migration in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Tipo
Estudio
País
Filipinas
Región
Asia y el Pacífico
Organización
Organización Internacional para las Migraciones
Año
2021
Idioma
Inglés
Serie de la publicación
IOM Migration Research Series,
Migration Research Series, N° 69
Authored by Jeremaiah M. Opiniano, this Migration Research Series paper explores some of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Filipino overseas migrants and the responses and measures adopted by the Philippines in 2020. It reviews the main implications and challenges that were raised by the pandemic between 25 March 2020 and 24 March 2021, from issues concerning repatriations and returns, to decreasing overseas employment and the impact on international remittances.
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