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

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For their work,

Zahid and Aaliyah

make 250 JOD ($350)

per month.

The couple is paid less than

their Egyptian co-workers.

The Egyptians are permanent

employees with proper

contracts, and their boss

has chosen them to be the

supervisors at the workplace.

Since their wages at the poultry farm are lower than during the

harvest season with their old employer, Aaliyah works more

hours now than she used to.

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