...Jyothi Basu Rajayyan Purpose This paper examines how the COVID-19 pandemic intensified gendered labour precarity among women fish workers in Kerala's small-scale fisheries. Drawing on feminist political economy and a human rights–based approach, it analyses how pre-existing inequalities...

...Minjung Jung Purpose This study aims to investigate both macro- and micro-level causes of gendered vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic, using Ulsan, South Korea, as a case study. Design/methodology/approach The research adopts a mixed-methods design, combining quantitative survey data...

...Ionut Marian Anghel Purpose This article examines how European Union member states expanded and adapted their social protection policies over the first 14 months of the Covid-19 pandemic and how their approaches varied based on their welfare regimes, legacies and institutional path dependencies...

... of formality. It further explores these relationships in the context of an external crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The study uses data from 7,510 Indian microenterprises collected by the World Bank and applies a mediated-moderation model to analyse the relationship between...

...Zhen Tian; Tauchid Komara Yuda; Zhiming Hu Purpose This article focuses on the continuity and changes in the Productive Welfare Regimes and investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic and population ageing can influence the established systems in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. Design...

...László Tőkés Purpose Gender equality is an important issue targeted all around the world, see, for example, the Gender Equality Strategy articulated by the European Union (EU). These goals were hindered by COVID-19, which caused a well-documented she-cession: females were hit harder than males...

...Matthew Smith; Spiros Batas; Yasaman Sarabi Purpose The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused a slowdown of economic activity across the globe, which has resulted in high levels of disruption to labour markets. This study seeks to examine how the outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted the search strategies...

... social workers responded to the Covid-19 pandemic. The data gathered sheds light on their understanding of the situation, as well as the differences in experiences across the five countries studied. However, it is essential to note that the findings may not apply to all situations or countries...

... impact on post-COVID-19 consumer satisfaction. The study highlighted the critical role of CT in moderating the relationships between SQ, PV and CS, with distinct effects observed in groups with varying trust levels. Social implications The research emphasises the importance of enhancing SQ...

... rural households conducted in the years 2021 and 2022 were employed. Findings The findings highlight the critical role played by the social capital in addressing the issues that Indian rural communities were facing in their work setting as a direct result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The embedded...

...Imalka Wasana Rathnayaka; Rasheda Khanam; Mohammad Mafizur Rahman Purpose This study aims to explore the efficacy of government policy directions in mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by employing a panel of 22 countries throughout the 2020-second quarter of 2022. Design...

... Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Workplace spirituality Perceived working conditions Innovative work behaviour COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many dynamics, uncertainty and complexity in many companies around the globe. Multiple...

... may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode This study examines Covid-19-related policies as a showcase for priorities in migration governance, the role of the state and employers’ associations, as well as gaps in social security and social protection...

... on the aforementioned case study, this article shows that Italian measurs concerning the management of the workforce during the COVID-19–related health emergency resulted in various forms of blackmail to which migrant farmworkers were especially subjected, and increased their exploitability and “expulsability” from...

... consideration (see e.g. discussions in the study by Ahmad, 2020 ; Ndomo and Lillie, 2020). The purpose of this paper is to characterise the position of highly educated African migrants in the Finnish labour market and to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on that position. The paper...

...Päivi Mäntyneva; Eeva-Leena Ketonen; Heikki Hiilamo Purpose The purpose of this scoping review is to analyse comparative studies on social-policy measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic in Global North welfare states. The authors also consider the potential influence of the regimes...

...Lisa Berntsen; Anita Böcker; Tesseltje De Lange; Sandra Mantu; Natalia Skowronek Tesseltje De Lange can be contacted at: tesseltje.delange@ru.nl The COVID-19 pandemic not only caused spikes in COVID-19 infections among migrant workers worldwide, it plainly brought to light the substandard...

... managers and policymakers are discussed in light of the study findings. Originality/value Healthcare institutions are increasingly paying attention to raising the professional commitment of their workforce, especially in the wake of a crisis like the COVID-19 outbreak. The current study will add...

.... Originality/value This study offers insights that are critical in helping to analyze family patterns in developing countries in mitigating the risks and uncertainties caused by COVID-19. In addition, the literature on social policy and development could benefit from further research on COVID-19...

...Gary Parker; Ellen Hutti Purpose The 2020 election season brought with it a global public health pandemic and a reenergized racial justice movement. Given the social context of the intertwined pandemics of COVID-19 and racialized violence, do the traditional predictors of voter turnout – race...