How vulnerable migrants in Geneva cope (or don’t cope) with the current COVID-19 crisis

Author(s) : Sarah Lachat

Source : https://cigev.unige.ch/files/6516/1243/5789/memoire_sarah_lachat.pdf

“This qualitative study aims to describe the difficulties faced by vulnerable migrantsa (VM) in Geneva
during the COVID–19 crisis, to explore their related coping strategies and assistance seeking behaviours, as well as to identify barriers to the uptake of services provided and related recommendations to be communicated to policy makers. The methodology included a brief literature review of what is known about VM circumstances and their usual coping mechanisms, a review of an online survey conducted with a sample of VM in Geneva during the lockdown, and a review of the assistance offered to them. Semi–structured phone interviews were conducted with a subsample of 15 VM who had reported major financial insecurity in the survey. Inductive analysis followed.“