"Your family may not be here, but we are": Volunteers bring clothes, murukku and laughter to migrant workers stuck on cruise ships — Salt&Light

Uthayakumar said he thoroughly enjoyed the day, which was the first time in 50 days he had set foot outside the ship.

“Your family may not be here, but we are”: Volunteers bring clothes, murukku and laughter to migrant workers stuck on cruise ships

When 26-year-old Uthayakumar tested positive for COVID-19 on April 13, he was gripped with fear. “I thought I was going to die,” said the Indian national, who had seen many migrant workers like himself fall ill from the virus as it swept through their dormitories. About 90% of Singapore’s 45,000 cases have been from the … Continue reading “Your family may not be here, but we are”: Volunteers bring clothes, murukku and laughter to migrant workers stuck on cruise ships