The COVID-19 pandemic and the livelihood of a vulnerable population: Evidence from women street vendors in urban Vietnam

Thanh, Pham Tien; Duong, Pham Bao

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2022.103879

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“…These marginalized neighborhoods are characterized by the lack of water and energy infrastructure, inadequate sanitation, high unemployment rate, lack of educational services, and the lack of healthcare facilities. Besides, most of the residents in these neighborhoods are engaged in informal jobs, including people who work at home or on the street, daily wage workers, and service workers who work in other people's houses [ 31 ]. COVID-19 has directly and severely affected the employees and workers in this sector [ 111 ].…”

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A county-level analysis of association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 cases in Khuzestan Province, Iran

Arvin

Bazrafkan

Beiki

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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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“…The pandemic and measures developed to control it have disproportionately impacted some socio-economic groups with limited planning, coping, and recovery capacities. These include, for instance, minorities and those employed in the informal sector [ [31] , [32] , [33] ].…”

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A county-level analysis of association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 cases in Khuzestan Province, Iran

Arvin

Bazrafkan

Beiki

et al. 2023

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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“…Literature documents some mechanisms by which the COVID-19 affected the street vendors. First and foremost, the vendors were not allowed to do businesses or restricted from doing businesses (Chen, 2020;Guha et al, 2022;Thanh and Duong, 2022;Toriro and Chirisa, 2021). Second, public places (e.g.…”

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“…schools, entertainment centers and parks) were required to shut down, leading to few or no customers (Nasution et al, 2021;Turner et al, 2021). Third, their customers experienced income loss, refrained from outing or attempted to avoid direct contacts (Kiaka et al, 2021;Thanh et al, 2021;Thanh and Duong, 2022). Due to income loss, street vendors tended to cut down their consumption.…”

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“…To contain the spread of the virus, social distancing measures Women migrant street vendors were imposed worldwide and the mobility, gathering and vending opportunities of women migrant street vendors were severely restricted, resulting in a devastating loss of business. These women's experience of income shock while lacking mitigation mechanisms represents an incalculable tragedy for them and their families (Martínez and Young, 2022;Thanh and Duong, 2022). In addition, due to the household registration system in some developing countries like Vietnam, migrants in urban areas may be excluded from social protection or relief programs.…”

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Vulnerability and resilience among women migrant street vendors during the COVID-19 pandemic

Thanh,

Bao Duong

2023

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Purpose Women migrant street vendors are considered a vulnerable group in societies, thereby being hard hit during a crisis. This research aims to examine effects of COVID-19 social distancing on their businesses, consumption, health and general lives; solutions and mitigation strategies that they adopted in response to these adverse effects; and their recovery of socioeconomic lives after social distancing. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected from the women migrant street vendors in urban Vietnam. Descriptive statistics, probit model and ordered probit model were used for empirical analysis. Findings Women migrant street vendors faced immense challenges during social distancing. They also lacked solutions to sustain their businesses and were forced to resort to various mitigation strategies. Their socioeconomic lives were also slow to recover after social distancing. In addition, those experiencing greater business loss faced more adverse effects during social distancing and have more difficulties in the recovery of socioeconomic lives after social distancing. Practical implications This research highlights the importance of redesigning social policies to support women migrant street vendors during crises. It also emphasizes the need to formalize and legalize their activities to foster sustainable and inclusive development in the long term. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this research is among the first attempts to explore the effects of COVID-19 social distancing on the women migrant street vendors and to examine how they respond to these adverse effects.

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COVID-19 Pandemic and the Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable People in Vietnam

Dang

Minh

2023

Handbook of Social Sciences and Global Public Health

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Despite a sizable population and modest status as a low middle-income country, Vietnam has recorded a low COVID-19 fatality rate that rivals those of richer countries with far larger spending on health. We offer an early review of the emerging literatures in public health and economics on the pandemic effects in Vietnam, with a specific focus on vulnerable population groups. Our review suggests that vulnerable workers were at more health risks than the general population. The pandemic reduced household income, increased the poverty rate, and worsened wage equality. It increased the proportion of below-minimum wage workers by 2.5 percentage points (i.e., 32 percent increase). While government policy responses were generally regarded as effective, the public support for these responses was essential for this success, particularly where there were stronger public participation in the political process. Our review also indicates the need for a social protection database to identify the poor and the informal workers to further enhance targeting efforts. Finally, we suggest future directions for research in the Vietnamese context.

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the livelihood of a vulnerable population: Evidence from women street vendors in urban Vietnam

Cited by 15 publications

References 89 publications

A county-level analysis of association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 cases in Khuzestan Province, Iran

A county-level analysis of association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 cases in Khuzestan Province, Iran

Vulnerability and resilience among women migrant street vendors during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Pandemic and the Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable People in Vietnam

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