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Will COVID-19 change how we think about migration and migrant workers?

Migrant workers wait for transport to reach a railway station to board a train to their home state of Bihar, during an extended lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave - RC26SG9BDBBA

The new focus on individual health security risk could have long-term implications for migrant workers and migration policy. Image: REUTERS/Amit Dave

Abhinav Chugh
Content and Partnerships Lead, Expert Network and Content Partners, World Economic Forum
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