Economic, Social, and Psychosocial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Migrants in Origin, Transit, and Destination Areas
摘要
This chapter presents a comprehensive analysis of the economic, social, and psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant populations in Indonesia, emphasizing their experiences across origin (North Sumatra), transit (Riau Islands, West Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi), and destination areas (West Java), as well as disaster-affected zones like Palu and Sigi. The economic slowdown has affected migrant workers’ lives, including limited job opportunities, declining incomes, and tightened spending. In social impacts, the crisis led to mobility restrictions affecting migrants’ ability to cross borders and participate in cultural or religious activities and social stigma as potential virus carriers. The pandemic also disrupted social cohesion, especially among displaced people living in temporary shelters, where community ties weakened due to displacement, trauma, and increased individualism. Last, the psychosocial disorders faced by migrants vary depending on the social dynamics in which migrants are located. Migration policies, government support, financial security, and social capital are factors that significantly affect the psychosocial condition of migrants.