Woman and Migrant in Covid-19 Times: The Situation of Venezuelan Women in Peru

ABSTRACT

This article analyses the work experiences of Venezuelan migrant women in the Peruvian labour market in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, beginning in March 2020, and the Peruvian state's ensuing public health measures. We argue that the Venezuelan case in Peru presents another example of how migration places women in labour positions that are segmented by gender and migrant status. Likewise, we find that a by-product of the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, is that women are further marginalized from the labour market because of their gender.