“I will definitely help a migrant in need in future,” says a migrant worker after receive support I am Kumar, living with my wife and a two-year-old female child in Kobalapuram, a rural village in Cuddalore district. I went to Singapore in 2019 searching for a job. I was not given the promised job in Singapore. I was not given proper responses when I asked questions regarding my work and salary. I was forced to work as a helper in an iron- supplying company. Since I borrowed money from money-lenders and came to Singapore, I was forced to accept the hard job given. One day as I was working in the company, my right ear lost hearing ability due to the loud and unbearable noise in the company. I consulted many doctors on my own but none of them gave me hope of restoring my hearing without undergoing a surgery. The doctors recommended a surgery in the ear as I had water blocks in the nose, which was a hindrance for my ear. But I was not in a position to borrow money for my operation. The company did not bother anything about the accident and gave nothing in compensation. Adding to the agony, I lost my job due to Covid19 and I returned to Tamil Nadu. I was helpless after returning to Tamil Nadu and I did not find any means to support my family. I could not get any job in my village because of my inability to hear and the acute pain in my ear. I was completely shattered and lost my hope of supporting my family to lead a decent life and educating my daughter. I did not really believe that I would regain my hearing until I was helped with a new hearing-aid and finance for medical tests from the generous people of organizations, who genuinely supported me and gave my family a hope-filled future. I feel grateful to them for their great support. Because of the hearing-aid, I am now able to hear well and feel confident of taking care of my family. With my hearing restored, I was able to go back to Singapore and take up a job. I feel greatly blessed and feel that I am the luckiest person in the world. Because of the help I received, I am able to survive and take care of my wife and daughter. Likewise, I will definitely help a migrant in need in future. 13