Unspoken inequality: How COVID-19 has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities of asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented migrants in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMukumbang, Ferdinand C.
dc.contributor.authorAmbe, Anthony N.
dc.contributor.authorAdebiyi, Babatope O.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-06T09:20:57Z
dc.date.available2021-01-06T09:20:57Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractAn estimated 2 million foreign-born migrants of working age (15-64) were living in South Africa (SA) in 2017. Structural and practical xenophobia has driven asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented migrants in SA to abject poverty and misery. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) containment measures adopted by the SA government through the lockdown of the nation have tremendously deepened the unequal treatment of asylum-seekers and refugees in SA. This can be seen through the South African government's lack of consideration of this marginalized population in economic, poverty, and hunger alleviation schemes. Leaving this category of our society out of the national response safety nets may lead to negative coping strategies causing mental health issues and secondary health concerns. An effective response to the socioeconomic challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic should consider the economic and health impact of the pandemic on asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented migrants.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMukumbang, F. C. et al. (2020). Unspoken inequality: How COVID-19 has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities of asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented migrants in South Africa. International Journal for Equity in Health ,19(1)en_US
dc.identifier.issn1475-9276
dc.identifier.uri10.1186/s12939-020-01259-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/5574
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.subjectAsylum-seekersen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectRefugeesen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectUndocumented migrantsen_US
dc.titleUnspoken inequality: How COVID-19 has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities of asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented migrants in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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