Good idea. But better still or in addition will be to form a co-operative or a company to provide such services, either on monthly contracts or on an as-called basis. The co-operative or company can train and check the backgrounds of their shareholders/employees, and be able to warranty the quality of their services as well as the security .
In the west there are many such companies that provide house-work and or elderly care. BUt there is always the concern about security. So if a co-operative or a company can guaranty that, it could become a really effective, win-win proposition for the individuals seeking work and the people seeking the services. cm On Dec 10, 2010, at 12:46 AM, Buljit Buragohain wrote: > Any Takers for this Idea? > > > Coming back to Guwahati this time, I have realized that most working > women are facing the problem of having to juggle housework and office as > there is an acute scarcity of trained domestic help. My parents’ > generation are all struggling with various old-age problems, and still > have to run the household and sometimes also have to take care of their > little grandchildren during the day. I was told of how some young women > from villages (mostly school dropouts) came to the city seeking > employment only to face acute hardships and were forced to even sell > their own bodies to survive. > This set me and a friend thinking about the possibility of connecting > these two sets of people (and needs) by setting up a little institute > to train and equip young, unemployed women to become either trained > housekeepers or trained to provide basic care for the young and the old > at home. But we are not sure how to proceed from here. > We would like to appeal to anyone out there who is reading this > letter, who feels he/she agrees with us and has something to contribute > towards making this happen. To get in touch, contact 094354-05301 and > 094360-06754 or send an e-mail to [email protected] or > [email protected]. > Let us not just keep talking about our problems; let us get together to solve > this problem. > Meenaxi Barkataki, > Guwahati. > (Letters to the Editor , The Sentinel,10.12.2010) > > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
