30: Migrants’ food security amidst the changing COVID-19 containment measures in urban China

COVID-19 exacerbated the economic, social, and political vulnerabilities of migrants and increased their food insecurity in cities of the Global South. Compared to residents, migrants are more food insecure due to their limited access to resources. Based on a secondary literature review and an onlin...

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Main Authors: Si, Zhenzhong, Zhong, Taiyang
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description COVID-19 exacerbated the economic, social, and political vulnerabilities of migrants and increased their food insecurity in cities of the Global South. Compared to residents, migrants are more food insecure due to their limited access to resources. Based on a secondary literature review and an online survey conducted in Wuhan and Nanjing in 2020, this chapter illustrates the four major phases of China's COVID-19 containment policies, shifting from lockdown measures to the “dynamic zero-COVID policy”. The chapter argues that migrants experienced pandemic-induced food access challenges differently from their local counterparts, demonstrating a higher level of food insecurity due to increased food expenditure, restricted mobility, and income loss. Furthermore, while it was the impact of COVID-19 that caused an increase in food insecurity, food insecurity has been entrenched following the downturn of the economy. Therefore, improving migrants’ food security demands structural changes with the aim of generating economic opportunities.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1660352025-08-20T14:32:06Z 30: Migrants’ food security amidst the changing COVID-19 containment measures in urban China Si, Zhenzhong Zhong, Taiyang Migrants; Food Security; COVID-19 Pandemic; Precarity; China JBFH KCVS KCVJ GBC COVID-19 exacerbated the economic, social, and political vulnerabilities of migrants and increased their food insecurity in cities of the Global South. Compared to residents, migrants are more food insecure due to their limited access to resources. Based on a secondary literature review and an online survey conducted in Wuhan and Nanjing in 2020, this chapter illustrates the four major phases of China's COVID-19 containment policies, shifting from lockdown measures to the “dynamic zero-COVID policy”. The chapter argues that migrants experienced pandemic-induced food access challenges differently from their local counterparts, demonstrating a higher level of food insecurity due to increased food expenditure, restricted mobility, and income loss. Furthermore, while it was the impact of COVID-19 that caused an increase in food insecurity, food insecurity has been entrenched following the downturn of the economy. Therefore, improving migrants’ food security demands structural changes with the aim of generating economic opportunities. Published 2025-08-20T14:32:04Z 2025-08-20T14:32:04Z 2025-07-08 chapter 9781035301232 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/166035 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-research-on-migration-covid-19-and-cities-9781035301225.html https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-oa/book/9781035301232/chapter30.xml Edward Elgar Publishing Edward Elgar Publishing 10.4337/9781035301232.00041 10.4337/9781035301232.00041 01ceac28-75b4-492a-8eec-f9b98bc6b28c https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ 9781035301232 Edward Elgar Publishing Cheltenham, UK open access
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