Abstract

This report mainly aims to discuss the analysis of COVID-19 impact on young migrants and professionals working towards migrants in the UK. As a part of the YOUNGMIG project, the report elaborates on the ‘employment
and the young migrants in the UK’ which addresses the following research questions:
• How are migrant populations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic?
• To what extent COVID-19 pandemic affected migrants’ accessing public services?
• What are the key challenges that migrant populations face in accessing public services before and during the
pandemic?
• What are the key challenges that young professionals working towards/engaging with migrant populations
face in providing public services to migrant populations before and during the pandemic?
• How far does digitalisation process play a role in accessing and providing public services and how COVID-19
pandemic affect this process?
Through an investigation of these questions, the report dissects into the issues around young migrants within
labour force in the UK, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their sector, legal and employment statuses,
the key challenges for migrants in accessing public services, the key challenges for professionals providing services
to migrants, and the role of digitalisation in this process. The subsections of the report include the literature review,
methodology, discussion of findings, and conclusion with recommendations.