Noralyn Marasigan Santos lost her job due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She vividly recalled being advised to ‘standby until further notice’. At first, she thought it was not for long that it would be back to its normalcy; however, the truth sank into her when days became months, and months became a year—that she was officially jobless. Getting paid a minimum salary would not even help her survive in Dubai, although her husband lives with her. There were house rent and bills to pay. They were piling up.
Noralyn, who went to Dubai 12 years ago with a plan to roam around the city for
