This report has shone a spotlight on the plight of a group of Ghanaian migrant workers stranded in Qatar before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. As the first study of its kind in Qatar, this report breaks new ground by investigating the impact of COVID-19 on the food security of […]
This paper examines food security and dietary diversity among low-skilled migrant workers from Kerala, India, who worked in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and returned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data was gathered through face-to-face surveys with 100 return migrants in key sending districts of Kerala during 2022 and 2023. Our research investigates whether these
This project aims to investigate the reciprocal relationship between labour migration and food security in the Kenya – Qatar migration corridor, with a strong emphasis on the gendered dynamics shaping experiences and outcomes in both origin and destination contexts. In alignment with the broader goals of the MiFOOD partnership, the research seeks to interrogate whether
This project examines how return migrants, as well as fiscal and social remittances, have contributed to the emergence and expansion of restaurants and eateries serving Middle Eastern food in Kerala. Through this assessment, it explores the connections between the key themes of foodways, food systems, and the productive use of migrant remittances. The project addresses
This paper examines the impact of migrant remittances on household food security in the Ghana-Qatar migration corridor. Drawing on a 2023 survey of migrant-sending households in Ghana and in-depth qualitative interviews with migrants in Qatar, the study explores the characteristics, determinants, and patterns of remitting. The findings reveal that cash remittances play a crucial role
This paper explores the overlooked practice of food-related remittances in the Ghana-Qatar migration corridor, emphasizing their social, emotional, and cultural significance within translocal households. While cash remittances are widely studied, food remitting remains under-researched despite its critical role in sustaining family ties and addressing food insecurity. Drawing on a mixed-methods study involving household surveys in
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This paper explores the intersection of labour migration and food security among Ghanaian migrants in Qatar, shedding light on how migration governance, employment conditions, and economic constraints shape their access to and consumption of food. The findings from in-depth interviews in Qatar reveal a complex landscape in which migrants navigate employer-controlled food provision, financial limitations,
— PhD Thesis — This dissertation contributes to the migration-development literature by integrating food security into the analysis of South-South migration. While migration and development have been extensively studied, the connection between migration and food security remains underexplored, particularly in South-South migration contexts. The dissertation highlights the role of migration as both a coping strategy for food
S Irudaya Rajan & Rakkee Thimothy • The chapter examines the impact of COVID-19 on low skilled women migrant workers by taking up the case of domestic workers from South Asia to the Gulf. The chapter builds on the extensive literature on the vulnerabilities faced by women migrant domestic workers and presents evidence of their
In this article, we explore how precise information about migrants’ working conditions in their destination countries impacts their decision to migrate again upon returning home. Using household data from Kerala and Tamil Nadu from 2020–21, we study return emigrants (REM) who returned during the first COVID-19 lockdowns in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Through
