Unspoken inequality: how COVID-19 has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities of asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented migrants in South Africa
Unspoken inequality: how COVID-19 has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities of asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented migrants in South Africa
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DOI：
10.1186/s12939-020-01259-4
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发表时间：
2020-08-20
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Adebiyi, Babatope O.
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Mukumbang, Ferdinand C.;Ambe, Anthony N.;Adebiyi, Babatope O.
2017 年，估计有 200 万工作年龄（15-64 岁）的外国出生移民生活在南非（SA）。结构性和实际的仇外心理导致南非的寻求庇护者、难民和无证移民陷入赤贫和苦难。南澳政府通过全国封锁采取的 2019 冠状病毒病（COVID-19）遏制措施极大地加深了南澳寻求庇护者和难民的不平等待遇。这可以从南非政府在经济、贫困和饥饿缓解计划中缺乏对这些边缘人群的考虑中看出。将我们社会的这一类人排除在国家应对安全网之外可能会导致消极的应对策略，从而导致心理健康问题和继发性健康问题。有效应对 COVID-19 大流行带来的社会经济挑战应考虑大流行对寻求庇护者、难民和无证移民的经济和健康影响。
An 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.