Precarity and essential work: exploring the vulnerabilities of cross-border truck drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of biopolitics
Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic prompted governments worldwide to enforce biosecurity measures such as border closures, lockdowns, and testing protocols to contain the virus. These measures significantly impacted cross-border truck drivers at the Beitbridge border between S...
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| Main Author: | Blessing Mukuruva |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Discover Global Society |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44282-025-00178-5 |
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