Labour Precarity, Gender, and Food Insecurity of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in Ecuador During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This research brief is based on a survey of almost 800 migrants and refugees residing in Quito, and seeks to systematically analyse the experiences of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Ecuador by focusing on three main areas: identification of labour conditions affecting Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Ecuador during and following the pandemic; evaluation of food insecurity among the Venezuelan migrant and refugee population, as a primary consequence of employment precariousness; and analysis of both the consequences and root causes of job precarity and food insecurity.