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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2021-06-06 11:00
Last update date: 2021-06-06 11:00
The Hong Kong government has imposed a "no-flying order" on the Philippines, India and other places for more than a month, and the supply of foreign domestic helpers has become more tight.
Some foreign domestic helpers calculated that under the influence of the no-flying order, nearly 3,000 foreign domestic helpers were unable to arrive in Hong Kong as usual. Most employers have already "waited without waiting" and switched to employing foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong; there are local babysitters and confinement online matching The platform also pointed out that since the outbreak of the epidemic, there has been a shortage of foreign domestic helpers, and the daily inquiries received have increased by about 30% compared to the past. "There was a referral in the past week, but Yijia may have waited a month for no referral. "
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Zhang Jiemin, chairman of the Hong Kong Employment Agents Association, said that in the past, about 70 to 100 foreign domestic helpers arrived in Hong Kong every day. At present, the flight ban has been implemented for more than one month, and it is estimated that nearly 3000 foreign domestic helpers cannot arrive in Hong Kong.
He pointed out that many employers have "waited not" and switched to local foreign domestic helpers. Every Sunday the center would be "overwhelmed". A large number of families came to the scene to inquire, and some people also hired local domestic helpers.
Zhang Jiemin pointed out that it is difficult to implement the proposal to introduce helpers from other regions. "If it is done, introduce it early in the morning."
He pointed out that the current intermediary company has nothing to do except "wait". "In the beginning, there was a date and there was no expiration date depending on the family." Therefore, it was impossible to book hotels and air tickets. Once there was a time limit, they would book immediately. At times, they will lose their heads again, and the prices will soar again.
Zhang hopes that the government should not ban foreign domestic helpers from coming to Hong Kong across the board. It can consider relaxing it under certain circumstances, such as allowing vaccinated foreign domestic helpers to come to Hong Kong to work.
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Foreign Domestic Helper Shortage｜It’s hard for a domestic helper to get an employer to spend 10,000 yuan a month. Domestic helpers are asked to "jump out of work". The definition is unclear
Zhang Jiemin, chairman of the Hong Kong Employment Agency Association.
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Cai Boxi, the founder of the Hong Kong family friend social enterprise "Xunbao.com", pointed out that the shortage of foreign domestic helpers did not happen in one or two weeks, and frankly said that it has decreased a lot in the past few months.
He said that he has been receiving a large number of inquiries from families that he wants to hire a local babysitter.
In the past, an average of 30 to 40 enquiries were received every day, but since the outbreak of the epidemic last year, the enquiries have increased to 50 to 60, an increase of about 30%.
Tsai said that as early as March when the local epidemic eased a little, "a lot of families have already hired people, so please have a pool." At present, local babysitters and caregivers are also "not enough to return to work." Some people even Changed from another industry, completed the designated courses and entered the industry, "Before I worked as a tourism industry, flight attendant."
Cai Boxi (left), the founder of the Hong Kong family friend social enterprise "Xunbao.com", said that in the past, it received an average of 30 to 40 inquiries per day, but since the outbreak of the epidemic last year, the number of inquiries has increased to 50 or 60, an increase of about 30%.
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He confessed that in the past, some employers took into account quality issues or did not want to have a helper to spend the night at home, before hiring a local babysitter, but now they join the "battle group" together. It is expected that half of the current customers also wanted to hire a foreign domestic helper. It will take a long time. "In the past one week, someone referred (refer), but Yijia may not have a referral after waiting for a month." Cai also pointed out that some mainland families will even ask to hire a vaccinated nanny.
After 17 years in the industry, Zhang Yanhuan, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Domestic Helpers Federation, pointed out that after the implementation of the no-flying measures, the number of domestic helpers recruited has increased slightly, and the demand for confinement attendants is even more obvious.
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After 17 years in the industry, Zhang Yanhuan, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Domestic Helpers Federation, pointed out that after the implementation of the no-flying measures, the number of domestic helpers and confinement attendants has increased slightly, "not too many to be sharp."
However, she said that confinement attendants are more popular. Recently, "many people are full, and there are families who need someone to take care of them, so please don’t ask for foreign helpers." Some friends have been queued up to November and December. When I learned of pregnancy, I looked for a confinement attendant in advance.
She believes that the problem of the shortage of foreign domestic helpers is just beginning to emerge, and it may become more serious in the future.
Regarding the suggestion to strengthen the training of local women, she believes that it can solve the short-term manpower shortage, but believes that the needs of the two are always different. Domestic assistants or confinement are mainly short-term care and cleaning, but many people hire outsiders. The purpose of a domestic helper is to take care of family members for a long time, "such as taking care of children, the elderly, cooking, etc.".
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