In English, “maid” means female servant. If called in a general way, it is a housekeeper. However, it is different from regular housekeepers for families. In Vietnam, a maid must know foreign languages and have good health. Currently, in Ho Chi Minh City, there are many maids working for foreigners.
Recruitment standards. Choosing a maid is the same as the criteria for selecting workers to work for foreigners in other fields, specifically 18 years of age or older residing in Vietnam with a clear background. In addition, many foreign employers require maid to be have knowledge about nutrition and baby care skills…
Most maids are women aged 25 – 45 with not a high level of education but know how to They are fluent in foreign languages, especially English, and are good at housework. Their job is to serve the living needs of their owners at home: go to the market, cook, do laundry, take care of children, and clean the house… with an average income. 1-2 million VND/month.
Ms. H. – who has 5 years of experience as a maid – confided: “Previously, I worked as a street vendor and then asked an acquaintance to I was introduced to Mr. L.’s family – Japanese – as a housekeeper with an initial salary of 600,000 VND/month. After 5 years of working hard to take care of my 1-year-old baby (my employer’s child), I was trusted and loved by my employer, so I raised my salary to 1 million VND/month.” She said that as a maid, the most important thing is to be trustworthy and honest to be long-lasting.
In reality, the maid profession also has many worries, joys and sorrows. Lucky people find good employers and conversely, many people have to leave their jobs because they are humiliated and looked down upon. Most maids believe that the difficulty of this profession is to understand the owner’s wishes and dedication to the job. In fact, there are many cases where due to the language barrier and not understanding the owner’s intention, making mistakes, ruining the job, and being fired is not uncommon in the maid profession.
Currently In Ho Chi Minh City in particular and the country in general, there are almost no establishments that properly train the maid profession. Therefore, the need to recruit workers for this profession is increasing but the quality supply is lacking.
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