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<p>These construction workers are among 18 migrants who lost their jobs during the recent Covid-19 lockdown. Stranded in Malaysia, they make the best of their circumstances during this Ramadan period.</p>
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This is his third year celebrating Ramadan away from his family." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker1_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker1_FMT"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker1_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker1_FMT" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Bangladeshi migrant Muhammad Faruk Majid stands outside his shanty kongsi or workers' hostel in Kuala Lumpur as he waits for the time to break fast. This is his third year celebrating Ramadan away from his family.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1402792 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="A video call to loved ones at home is by now nearly a ritual as the workers wait to break their Ramadan fast." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker2_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker2_FMT"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker2_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker2_FMT" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">A video call to loved ones at home is by now nearly a ritual as the workers wait to break their Ramadan fast.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1402792 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="The workers rely on water from this outdoor tap for both bathing and cooking." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker3_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker3_FMT"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker3_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker3_FMT" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">The workers rely on water from this outdoor tap for both bathing and cooking.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1402792 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="The workers are not great chefs, but their cooking is good enough for them to survive the lonely days away from their families. Here, they gut and clean small fish for their modest dinners." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker4_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker4_FMT"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker4_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker4_FMT" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">The workers are not great chefs, but their cooking is good enough for them to survive the lonely days away from their families. Here, they gut and clean small fish for their modest dinners.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1402792 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="The workers make sure to take their baths before nightfall, when their kongsi becomes enveloped in darkness." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker5_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker5_FMT"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker5_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker5_FMT" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">The workers make sure to take their baths before nightfall, when their kongsi becomes enveloped in darkness.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1402792 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Faruk and his friends Mat Ali Ajom and Sorab say their prayers before the iftar, or the meal for breaking fast." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker6_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker6_FMT"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker6_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker6_FMT" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Faruk and his friends Mat Ali Ajom and Sorab say their prayers before the iftar, or the meal for breaking fast.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1402792 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Bot, a Bangladeshi dish made with beans and spices, is the highlight of the meal." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker7_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker7_FMT"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker7_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker7_FMT" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Bot, a Bangladeshi dish made with beans and spices, is the highlight of the meal.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1402792 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Three friends from different countries all share a common Ramadan practice: the tarawih prayer." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker8_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker8_FMT"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker8_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker8_FMT" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Three friends from different countries all share a common Ramadan practice: the tarawih prayer.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1402792 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Separated from their families and made jobless by the movement control order, the men seek a momentary respite from their circumstances by turning to their mobile phones." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker9_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker9_FMT"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ramadan_contructionworker9_FMT.jpg"  title="Ramadan_contructionworker9_FMT" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Separated from their families and made jobless by the movement control order, the men seek a momentary respite from their circumstances by turning to their mobile phones.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1402792 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="The lamp in their humble shelter is the only light in the pitch dark construction site. 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Ramadan dusk at a workers’ kongsi

Life must go on for these migrant construction workers who were left jobless after their employers halted work during the movement control order period.