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"May God Bless the Hand that Works": Stories from Displaced Syrian Farmworkers during Covid-19

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Back in Syria, Nabil was an

agricultural engineer for

rural development projects.

He has a

master’s degree

in agricultural

economics and was

planning to

complete his PhD

before the

war started.

In Turkey, he hasn’t been able to find a job as an engineer, as

the work permit is too expensive and it isn’t easy for Syrians to

get skilled jobs.

Instead, Nabil has taken up beekeeping.

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