Migrant workers return to their villages during a 21-day nationwide lockdown in New Delhi, India, in this March 26 2020 file photo. Picture: REUTERS/DANISH SIDDIQUI
In a panel at the Reuters Next conference, Asian labour activists said the coronavirus pandemic had displayed how many economies could not function effectively without workers imported from countries such as Philippines and the Mekong region. “The pandemic highlighted a lot of structural issues that have already existed for a long time,” said Reiko Harima, regional co-ordinator of Mekong Migration Network.
“Once that phenomenon appeared … the problem [with recruitment fees] was solved by itself and there was upward pressure on salaries,” Au said, referring to fees many migrant workers have to pay agents to get a job, which can leave them deep in debt.
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