Ahead of #InternationalMigrantsDay, listen to experts on labour migration talk about experiences of South Asian women during the onslaught of COVID-19. How did conditions of stigmatization, discrimination, and social exclusion affect women migrant workers in the countries of origin and destination? What role did they play in the macro and micro economy before and during the crisis? Did they have access to services, social protection, and welfare that recognized and met their needs as workers? Guests: Igor Bosc (Work in Freedom Programme in the ILO), Praveena Kodoth (Centre for Development Studies, India), Shristi Kolakshyapati (Women’s Rehabilitation Center, Nepal), Shakirul Islam (Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Programme, Bangladesh), and Bilesha Weeraratne (Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka) Host: Namrata Daniel (GAATW) To learn more about the WOREC and GAATW study Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Returnee Migrant Women Workers, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHaO9tbQAUY . - - - Music credits: "Divider" by Chris Zabriskie from https://music.youtube.com/ "Birds" by Silent Partner from YouTube Audio Library "Stale Mate" by Jingle Punk from YouTube Audio Library "Where Silence is Nonexistent" by A Himitsu from https://music.youtube.com/ "Cast of Pods" by Doug Maxwell from YouTube Audio Library "Oceans, Rivers, Canyons" by ELPHNT from YouTube Audio Library "Night Music" by Kevin MacLeod from https://music.youtube.com/ "I Think I Can Help You" by The Six Realms from YouTube Audio Library "Desert City" by Kevin MacLeod from https://music.youtube.com/ "Bending Truth" by Remember the Future - - - For more podcast conversations from GAATW, check out "Looking Back, Looking Forward: The UN Trafficking Protocol at 20" here: https://anchor.fm/gaatw-traffickingprotocol