Are They Victims of COVID-19? The livelihood and quandaries of sex workers in the New Kuchingoro camp for internally displaced people in Abuja, Nigeria

Seun Bamidele

doi:10.14197/atr.201223216

Are They Victims of COVID-19? The livelihood and quandaries of sex workers in the New Kuchingoro camp for internally displaced people in Abuja, Nigeria

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Dr Seun Bamidele

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https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.201223216

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livelihood, sex workers, internally displaced people, internally displaced people’s camps, Nigeria

Abstract

In this paper, I examine the challenges faced by sex workers in the New Kuchingoro camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies on sex workers’ activities in the camp have underscored their hardships, distress, and deprivation, as well as their general inability to cope with COVID-19. Through my research, I reveal that the government and other agencies failed to support sex workers’ struggle to adequately provide for themselves and their families. I also explore the different strategies they employed in their efforts to survive during this period of hardship, which demonstrated their resilience.

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Dr Seun Bamidele

Dr Seun Bamidele is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds a Ph.D. in Development Studies from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and a Ph.D. in Peace and Security Studies from Ekiti State University, Nigeria. His research interests are multidisciplinary, covering African affairs, peace and conflict studies, forced migration, internal displacement, coping and survival strategies of women refugees, development studies, and environmental politics. He facilitates peacebuilding programmes in several African countries.

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29-09-2023

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Bamidele, S. (2023). Are They Victims of COVID-19? The livelihood and quandaries of sex workers in the New Kuchingoro camp for internally displaced people in Abuja, Nigeria. Anti-Trafficking Review, (21), 87–104. https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.201223216

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No. 21 (2023): Special Issue - COVID-19: Labour, Migration, and Exploitation

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