Housemaids need a helping hand – National Herald

Chennai-based president of South Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), Ramachandran Ganapathi says, If they are not safe, how can we be safe, he wondered before adding, at the risk of offending them, they must be encouraged to take a test, given protective equipment, sanitisers and even a shower before they begin their work.

Priya Gopalan, a mother of three and a homemaker from Bangalore, would not think of letting her maid go. Where can one find such reliable people, she asked and said, I used to do more than half the work even earlier. But I have had this maid for the past four years and we have gotten comfortable with each other.

Jaipur-based senior Public Relations professional Jagdeep Singh felt that people would not mind paying maids their wages for March and April. But if the lockdown gets extended, then they might decide to do away with house helps, he said. At least one Noida based housewife, however, has been thanking the lockdown for giving her the opportunity to bid goodbye to her maid. She was never regular, came at her own convenience. Once the lockdown is lifted, I would not like to have her again, declared a resolute Renu Bhatia.

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Housemaids need a helping hand - National Herald