Unemployment Insurance Claims During the covid-19 Pandemic: The Experiences of Temporary Migrant Workers Employed in South Africa

IF 1.7 Q2 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR Journal of Labor and Society Pub Date : 2024-03-13 DOI:10.1163/24714607-bja10146
Chioma Joyce Onukogu
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The Covid-19 pandemic was unprecedented and its impact on the overall welfare of people was felt all over the world. In particular, the pandemic exposed the vulnerability of migrant workers. As key role players providing critical services during the pandemic, migrant workers witnessed limited access to social protection. Data gathered through qualitative method using face-to-face interviews, WhatsApp interviews and content analysis of secondary data found limited access of foreign workers to Covid-19 related social protection in South Africa. Foreign workers who did not possess the South African Identity Document, but contributed to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (uif) experienced discrimination. They were not paid the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief (Covid-19 ters) for workers in the formal sector. The uif computer system recognised only South African identity numbers and not foreign passport numbers. Bureaucratic xenophobia was explored to understand the experiences of the foreign workers.
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19 大流行病期间的失业保险申请:在南非就业的临时移徙工人的经历
Covid-19 大流行是史无前例的,世界各地都能感受到它对人们整体福祉的影响。大流行尤其暴露了移徙工人的脆弱性。作为在大流行期间提供关键服务的重要角色,外来务工人员在获得社会保护方面受到了限制。通过面对面访谈、WhatsApp 访谈和二手数据内容分析等定性方法收集的数据发现,在南非,外籍工人获得与 Covid-19 相关的社会保护的机会有限。没有南非身份证件但向失业保险基金(uif)缴费的外籍工人受到了歧视。他们无法领取正规部门工人的 Covid-19 临时雇主/雇员救济金(Covid-19 ters)。失业保险计算机系统只承认南非身份证号码,而不承认外国护照号码。为了解外籍工人的经历,对官僚仇外心理进行了探讨。
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