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

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Hasan, 42Household size: 8Occupation in Syria: Teacher & farmerBirthplace: Southern Aleppo Province, SyriaCurrent location: Qob Elias Camp, Zahlé District, LebanonBack inSyria,Hasan wasa schoolteacher,but healso didsomefarmingat home.“I s cn-in lvaln.”When the war began, Hasan’s family fled to Lebanon and settledin an informal refugee camp in Qob Elias, in the fertile BeqaaValley. Qob Elias is close to the Syrian border and ishome to more Syrian refugees than Lebanese citizens.
Hasan tried to find ajob as a teacher, butno one would hire him.Lebanese schools preferto hire Lebaneseteachers.In the end, Hasanwas employed as a daylabourer in agriculture.Hasan has a disabledchild, whose medicineis very expensive, sothe family needed theincome. UNHCR and otherNGOs in the camp providecash support to refugees,but it is not enough.Hasan found his jobthrough an agriculturalintermediary. Theintermediary is Syrian,but he and Hasan have adifficult relationship.Before Hasan startedworking, he was promiseda higher wage.But Hasan and theintermediary only havea verbal agreement, sothere isn’t much hecan do...
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Back in Syria, Nabil was anagricult
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Nabil tells us he has honeyfor when
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Leila’s father can nolonger work
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Leila and Muna currently workin gre
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When Leila and Muna arrive home at
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Adil and his familyfled their home
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Karim pays for the minibusthat take
Page 31 and 32: Adil has a good voice, so sometimes
Page 33 and 34: Despite his hard work, Adil worries
Page 35 and 36: Adil has adapted to his new life, b
Page 37 and 38: “We began to build a tent for eve
Page 39 and 40: To manage his workforce, Rafiqalso
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Page 43 and 44: Fadwa used to be a housewifein Syri
Page 45 and 46: In the winter months, Fadwa andher
Page 47 and 48: Fadwa’s husband sits nearbysortin
Page 49 and 50: Fadwa isn’t sure how many more ye
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Page 55 and 56: Ibrahim cannot afford to give all o
Page 57 and 58: Ahmed and his family migrate regula
Page 59 and 60: During the citrusharvest,there aren
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Page 63 and 64: Despite the hard work,Ahmed and the
Page 65 and 66: Due to the bombings, Suhair and her
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Page 71 and 72: Finally, Zahid and Aaliyahfound a n
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Page 75 and 76: In Syria, Faisal studied agricultur
Page 77 and 78: The COVID-19 pandemic has also brou
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Page 81: The stories of Faisal andMohammed i
Page 85 and 86: Hasan works alongside Syrians and L
Page 87 and 88: Our team asked Hasan about the tran
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