Expats say that many people working in Malaysia do not even get leave on Eid. In the morning, when everyone goes for Eid prayers, they have to go to their workplace. This makes them very sad.
On Facebook, they see their relatives celebrating Eid and many of them stay away from social media to avoid getting sad. Their families sacrifice animals on Eid with the money they send, but forget to even call them on Eid morning, some of them say sadly.
Mohammad Rasool Rana said, “There is no joy in celebrating Eid away from friends and family. And most of the workers here have to work even on Eid day. This is our fate, this is our destiny.”
Md Rehan Kasem has been in Malaysia for six-seven years. He works in a super shop in Malacca. Speaking to Prothom Alo, he said that he does not get leave even on Eid. He does not even get time to pray Eid. It is really painful to work on Eid. Eid without family and friends is like this. It is painful, but it has to be accepted.
The migrants have created a page on Facebook named 'Malaysia Kajer Khobor' (News about work in Malaysia). There, migrant Iftikhar Ahmed writes that he is going to work even on Eid. He will work from 10 am to 10 pm. He had asked for a day off, but he did not get it.
Commenting on his post, another migrant, Mohammed Ashraful Ahmed, wrote: “And I work from 6am to 8pm.”