Therefore, the main objective of the study is to examine the labour and employment situation among both internal and international migrants in Paraguay since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on an analysis of the period 2019-2021. [...] The selected period made it possible to observe the situation of the labour market in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, whereby the year 2019 was taken as a base, the year 2020 to capture the changes caused by the pandemic, and the year 2021 to review whether these changes had persisted or not. [...] Regarding policies implemented in response to the pandemic, there was the government social subsidy called Pytyvõ, the fractionation of the payment of some basic services, and the free distribution of the vaccine against COVID-19 to the entire population, including internal and international migrants. [...] Finally, policy action in response to the pandemic was helpful for both migrants and non-migrants, such as the government social subsidy called Pytyvõ, the fractionation of the payment of some basic services, and the free distribution of the vaccine against COVID-19 to the entire population. [...] Policy recommendations Based on the research findings, the study generates the following policy recommendations to advance the development of migrant well-being and the achievement of the SDGs.
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