COVID-19 implications for migrant care workers :: a gender perspective

Eva Vilà Sánchez; Colleen Boland; Linda Cottone

doi:10.5565/rev/quadernsiee.9

COVID-19 implications for migrant care workers : a gender perspective

Título traducido de la contribución: Implicaciones de la COVID-19 para los trabajadores migrantes de cuidados :: una perspectiva de género

Eva Vilà Sánchez, Colleen Boland, Linda Cottone

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona- Universitat de Nantes-Casa de Velázquez

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La pandemia mundial COVID-19 ha afectado los sistemas de atención médica y los servicios sociales y ha causado un impacto económico y social negativo general en toda Europa. Los migrantes, que se dirigen a Europa o residen en ella, están especialmente desfavorecidos, no solo por el cierre de fronteras, sino también porque muchos ya se encontraban en situaciones precarias con acceso limitado a los sistemas de protección social en el país de acogida. Los migrantes responsables del trabajo de cuidados, que son en su mayoría mujeres, son especialmente vulnerables, ya que este tipo de trabajos durante la COVID-19 significan aún más exposición al virus. Este informe describe las formas en que el trabajo de cuidado de migrantes es particularmente precario en las condiciones de COVID-19. Señala cómo ahora, más que nunca, es fundamental abordar el papel crucial que desempeñan los trabajadores de cuidados migrantes en las sociedades europeas. Finalmente, sugiere medidas para mitigar los riesgos y la vulnerabilidad a que se enfrentan y cómo las medidas propuestas pueden ser beneficiosas para la UE en términos de recuperación de la crisis y reconstrucción de las economías afectadas.

Título traducido de la contribución	Implicaciones de la COVID-19 para los trabajadores migrantes de cuidados :: una perspectiva de género
Idioma original	Inglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)	0145-153
Número de páginas	9
Publicación	Quaderns Institut d'Estudis Europeus
Volumen	1
N.º	1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/quadernsiee.9
Estado	Publicada - 2022

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