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

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Being a single mother is hard, especially during the pandemic.

“I worked every

day in the last

month , my body

is exhausted.”

Despite the back-breaking work, Suhair only earns 5-8 TRY

(less than $0.95) per day. So she sold the family’s mattresses

and carpet that they used for sleeping. Without these items,

Suhair’s family is colder in their tent during the winter,

but what else can she do?

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