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

Hasan rides to work in a tractor with other Syrian
workers who live in the camp.
Hasan
At work, Hasan’s responsibilities vary with the season.
In the winter, he harvests mellons and loads them
into the back of a lorry.
Other days, he drives a mechanical tiller to prepare the
fields to rest over the winter months.
Some of the produce from the farm gets exported to a large
market in Damascus … Hasan reflects on how odd it is that
he can’t go home, yet the fruits of his labour can...