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- Title
Investigating the Vulnerability of Foreign Migrants Businesses in Durban, South Africa, During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Authors
Popoola, Ayobami; Magidimisha-Chipingu, Hangwelani; Chipungu, Lovemore
- Abstract
There is lack of empirical evidence on the vulnerability of immigrant businesses in Durban, South Africa, during the COVID-19 pandemic. To investigate this, data was collected during the pandemic to evaluate the vulnerability of immigrant businesses. The research adopted the quantitative approach, with a sample of fifty-three (53) Durban city immigrants small-scale business owners, to examine their business vulnerability. A linear regression model and correlation were used to analyse the data. The findings show that business insecurity increased immigrants' business vulnerability. Thus, without underestimating the COVID-19 pandemic effect, it was evident that urban insecurity resulting in xenophobic tendencies and incidences is the main factor/determinant/predictor that increases the vulnerability of foreign businesses. The study suggests that the documentation and analysis of foreign immigrants' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic can contribute to understanding the effects and consequences for immigrants across the globe. The study contributes to debates on immigrants' inclusion and seeks to fill the gap in the literature on immigrant business experience and survival in host communities.
- Subjects
DURBAN (South Africa); SOUTH Africa; COVID-19 pandemic; XENOPHOBIA; BUSINESS literature; IMMIGRANTS; REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
Ìrìnkèrindò: A Journal of African Migration, 2024, Issue 13, p1
- ISSN
1540-7497
- Publication type
Article