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“Living in Confinement, Stopped in Time”: Migrant Social Vulnerability, Coping and Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in France

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  • Maria De Jesus

    (Center on Health, Risk, and Society, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA
    Collegium de Lyon, Université de Lyon, 69002 Lyon, France)

  • Zoubida Moumni

    (Psychologie de la Santé, Université Lumière Lyon 2, 69365 Lyon, France)

  • Zara Hassan Sougui

    (Santé Publique, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France)

  • Neeharika Biswas

    (Center on Health, Risk, and Society, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA)

  • Raquel Kubicz

    (Center on Health, Risk, and Society, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA)

  • Lionel Pourtau

    (Habitat et Humanisme, 69300 Caluire et Cuire, France
    Pôle Recherche & Innovation, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, 34090 Montpellier, France)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed health and social inequities among migrant populations. Less empirical evidence exists about the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on migrants. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the first lockdown in France between March and May 2020 on migrants’ lives and livelihoods. We adopted a social vulnerability framework to conceptualize how the pandemic and the consequential lockdown in France contributed to a ‘compounded crisis’ for asylum seekers and undocumented migrants. This crisis encompassed health, protection, and socio-economic challenges for migrants and exposed the shortcomings of existing government policies that exclude migrants and do not address the root causes of health inequities. The study draws on in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with 75 asylum seekers and undocumented migrants during the pandemic lockdown in the French regions of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Île-de-France. The findings of this paper highlight the importance of implementing a cohesive pandemic response approach that views health as a fundamental inclusive right for all human beings and all policies as health policies to promote well-being for all.

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  • Maria De Jesus & Zoubida Moumni & Zara Hassan Sougui & Neeharika Biswas & Raquel Kubicz & Lionel Pourtau, 2022. "“Living in Confinement, Stopped in Time”: Migrant Social Vulnerability, Coping and Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in France," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:16:p:10084-:d:888945
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