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AD ADB BRIEFS NO. 148AUGUS NO. 148 AUGUST 2020 The economic recession from the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the job security and well-being of over 91 million international migrants from Asia and the Pacific. COVID-19 Impact on International Migration, Remittances, and Recipient Households in Developing Asia1 Total remittances to Asia are expected to drop between $31.4 billion (baseline scenario) and $54.3 billion (worst-case scenario) in 2020, equivalent to 11.5% and 19.8% of baseline remittances, respectively. With many households depending on international remittances in developing Asia—particularly in the Pacific and Central and West Asian economies—a sudden Aiko Kikkawa Takenaka Economist Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department Asian Development Bank Raymond Gaspar Consultant Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department Asian Development Bank James Villafuerte Senior Economist Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department Asian Development Bank Badri Narayanan Consultant Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department Asian Development Bank stop in remittance flow to these regions could push people into poverty. Source and host countries of migrant workers are encouraged to extend temporary social protection programs to assist stranded and returned migrants; extend social protection to the poor including the remittance recipient households who fall back to poverty; design comprehensive immigration, health, and labor policies that enable migrants to return to jobs; and ensure the continuity of remittance services and enabling INTRODUCTION: THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION FROM ASIA AND THE PACIFIC The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic risks devastating impact on economies around the world, including widespread unemployment and lower incomes. Toward the end of June 2020, workplace closures applied to 77% of country observations worldwide, albeit to a varying extent—9 countries still required strict cl