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

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Ahmed and his family migrate regularly for work.

TURKEY

Islahiye

gaziantep

Adana

al-Shughur

Syria

They spend summer in Gaziantep province,

harvesting peppers and pistachios,

the autumn in slahiye,

harvesting grapes,

and the winter in Adana,

picking citrus fruits…

Ahmed and his family need to get permission

from the local authorities each time they

travel between provinces. This is one of the

many legal challenges for Syrian workers who

move with the agricultural seasons.

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