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

Every morning, Zahid and Aaliyah go to work with the chickens.
The scale of the poultry
farms in Jordan is much
bigger than back home in
Syria. Their boss
currently raises more
than 5,000 chickens.
In the chicken house, Aaliyah
first feeds the chickens by
putting grain in their feeders.
Next, she sweeps the rooms
where the chickens are held.
Meanwhile, Zahid collects the eggs. This is a man’s job because
it requires grabbing the chickens and removing them from their
roosts. Aaliyah does not like doing this because the
chickens peck at her hands.