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

Ahmed is from
Idlib, in
northwestern
Syria, where
he used to
be a farmer.
Since 2012,
he has made
a living as
a seasonal
agricultural
worker
in Turkey.
AHMED, 53
Household size: 8
Occupation in Syria: Farmer
Birthplace: Jisr al-Shughur, Syria
Current location: Adana, Turkey
Ahmed didn’t speak
any Turkish when he
first came to Turkey,
so he relies on a
Turkish intermediary,
called “elci” or
“dayibas”, to find
work.