Mohammed Eid and his wife Raba Abdulkarim pose with their daughter Jouri at their home during a four-day curfew which was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey, April 26, 2020. Picture taken April 26, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - When the clothing factory where Syrian refugee Mohammed Eid had worked since arriving in Istanbul closed because of the coronavirus lockdown, his manager had a bleak message for laid-off staff: you're on your own.
Like millions across Turkey, Eid lost his wage packet overnight. But unlike Turkish workers idled by the enforced shutdown, he found no safety net to help him and his family through the sudden crisis.
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