Expats fuel demand for domestic helpers
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 600,000 <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2010, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 231,700 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="permits">permits</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="census">census</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Security">Security</span>.</p><p><span word="Samina">Samina</span> <span word="Hasan">Hasan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="a">a</span> 37-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="helper">helper</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="She">She</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="cooks">cooks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="significance">significance</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Hasan">Hasan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="helper">helper</span>.</p><p><span word="Hasan">Hasan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="Bohong">Bohong</span>, <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rikang">Rikang</span> <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="expat">expat</span> <span word="families">families</span>.</p><p><span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="embassies">embassies</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="helpers">helpers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="chores">chores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5 <span word="or">or</span> 6 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p><p><span word="Domestic">Domestic</span> <span word="helpers">helpers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 1,000 <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="helpers">helpers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Shi">Shi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="around">around</span> 40 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="fluent">fluent</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p>
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