INTRODUCTION TO THEMED ISSUE: THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN ASIA PACIFIC

Abstract

This introductory article contextualises the ongoing pandemic and the significance of this themed issue by highlighting the relevance of the seven articles in this issue. All the articles have identified different intersections between Asia Pacific’s migrant population and the global pandemic and demonstrated from various perspectives how the COVID-19 pandemic have had an impact on the migrant population in Asia Pacific. The common thread that binds the articles throughout the entire issue is that the pandemic has disproportionately affected the migrant population.