Citation

Su Y. Anti-Traffick. Rev. 2023; 21: 52-70.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW))

DOI

10.14197/atr.201223214

PMID

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Abstract

This article presents a case study of how COVID-19 has increased the precarity and risks of labour exploitation for vulnerable populations. Looking at the situation of LGBTQ+ Venezuelan asylum seekers in Brazil during COVID-19, it examines how the challenges they faced were exacerbated during the pandemic and how the Brazilian government's poor response to COVID-19 and lockdown policies forced LGBTQ+ Venezuelan asylum seekers to take greater risks that exposed them to the virus. Based on 56 surveys with LGBTQ+ Venezuelan asylum seekers in Manaus, Brazil, the article discusses how COVID-19 impacted the livelihoods of LGBTQ+ Venezuelan asylum seekers. Specifically, it demonstrates that transgender and travesti Venezuelan asylum seekers experienced more labour precarity, discrimination, and violence during the pandemic than their cisgender counterparts.

Language: en

Keywords

asylum seekers; Brazil; COVID-19; LGBTQ+ rights; livelihoods; Venezuela