NOT far from a construction site, five containers sit under a highway and serve as ‘home’ to migrant workers.
A brace of ducks searching for food can be heard from the backyard.
Each container can house up to six people.
The migrant workers have been unemployed for almost two months because of the movement-control order (MCO) to curb the spread of Covid-19.
There are 20 occupants in these container houses. All are from Bangladesh and have legal documents and permits.
Some have been working in Malaysia for almost five years while some arrived in Malaysia seven months ago.
During the MCO, they did not step out of the compound with their employer providing food and wages.
Part of their salary was wired home, leaving them short after the MCO was extended three times. Fortunately, some concerned people gave them food.
These workers used to earn RM55 a day, excluding overtime (OT), and about 10 of them have gone back to the construction since the government allowed specific business sectors to resume. – May 3, 2020.
Migrant workers in their container house after breaking their fast in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, May 3, 2020.The container homes packed with migrant workers in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, May 3, 2020.In a small room in the container, migrant workers pray before the breaking of fast in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, May 3, 2020.A migrant worker after breaking fast in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, May 3, 2020.The migrant workers have been unemployed for almost two months because of the movement-control order to curb the spread of Covid-19. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, May 3, 2020.Migrant workers preparing a meal for breaking the fast in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, May 3, 2020.Twenty Bangladeshis live in these container houses under a highway. They are possess legal documents and permits. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, May 3, 2020.The migrant workers hope the Covid-19 pandemic will end soon so they can return to work to send money to their families. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, May 3, 2020.As dusk settles in, the migrant workers in their container house break fast in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, May 3, 2020.Migrant workers in the container house enjoying their meal during the breaking of fast in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, May 3, 2020.Migrant workers praying after breaking fast in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, May 3, 2020.A brace of ducks looking for food as the Bangladeshis bathe in the backyard. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, May 3, 2020.
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