Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
The Post-COVID-19 Urban Economy
COVID-19’s effects on the economy has been compared to that of the Great Depression. The shake-up in our urban economies has been far-reaching, but where are we heading?
Behind Closed Doors: Exposing Migrant Care Worker Exploitation During COVID-19
A video preview of the Migrant Right Network’s report “Behind Closed Doors” which tells the story of migrant care workers during COVID-19.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada
This submission was prepared for the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, detailing why Indigenous women and girls in Canada urgently need a feminist COVID-19 pandemic-response plan to respond to and eliminate the structural inequities perpetuating discrimination against them which have been further exposed and exacerbated by COVID-19.
Race Matters: Ethical Implications of COVID-19
The actions and omissions of world leaders, public health leaders, and policy makers in charge of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic will reveal historical and current impacts of colonial violence and continued health inequities among African, Indigenous, racialized, and marginalized folks. Utilizing a critical intersectional decolonizing framework, this discussion talks about the ethical dilemmas within the COVID-19 responses.
Social and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Transgender and Non-Binary People in Canada
This report is based on a survey of 820 participants across Canada on the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 on transgender and non-binary people in Canada. Results indicate that a majority of trans and non-binary people in Canada are experiencing both negative financial and negative social impacts of COVID-19.
COVID-19: Needs and Risk Assessment of Sex Workers in Metro Vancouver
This report is based on 95 responses from sex workers living around the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver (DTES) who were surveyed about the effects of the pandemic on the lives of sex workers.
Behind Closed Doors: Exposing Migrant Care Worker Exploitation During COVID-19
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This report, which compiles hundreds of surveys filled out by migrant care workers during COVID-19, tells a story of entrapment, long hours, and thousands of dollars in stolen wages. It shows the enormous power employers have to abuse and exploit migrant care workers, and the ways in which migrant women are refusing to be silent.
Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples
This is a submission by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs to Francisco Cali Tzay, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, about the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous peoples in B.C.