Domestic Servants in India - Page 3

Originally posted by: kabhi_21

Sorry to say but now noone works at 200-300 for 4-5 hrs.... its the rate for say 20-30 minutes😆

May be 300 is not the right rate for 5 hrs but also it's not the rate for 20-30 mins at least in the part of India I belong. Even if you double to 600, for working 8-10 hrs it's not more than 1000-1200.

Originally posted by: mythili_Kiran

Disclaimer:
Please don't assess me completely on these views of mine

I don't think domestic servants in India are in sooo pitiable state.They know how much to demand,they are not so foolish or innocent.Karam Apna Apna.If they want ,they too can educate and then work like us.There is no much difference between them and us.We are cyber coolies and they are non cyber coolies.No one gets money for free.Human rights and all these is stupid stuff.....
I say this because earlier I too used to feel soo much for these domestic servants.We used to have an elderly lady as domestic servant and we used to treat her very respectfully,she used to work for some 1hour or 45 minutes.I used to teach to her grandson free and used to buy books,pens and all.She broke our faith by stealing somany things from our pooja room.We adopted somany of Sherlock Holmes techniques and could trace her activities.We did'nt say anything to her,we just asked her to leave.
Not all the domestic servants are like this but we need not worry much about them ....
Cheers,
Mythili

It's sad that you treated your kaamwali nicely but she had hurt your trust. Experience apna apna. Not everyone is like that, and the bigger role plays here is their poverty. How can you say human rights is a stupid thing for them? When people work in firms or company's, some do cheat and take bribery in spite of having money, why only blame the poor people? A teacher gives private tutions in spite of it being unlawful. But still everyone has a secured future. Why can't they have? Their service is a kind of service too. We are the employers, so it should be our duty too to think about them.

I know in India stealing is a big problem. That's why I was saying that Govt. should standardize everything, so that they can work through proper channels thereby making us feel less worried. As someone said the agencies are growing up. Still we need to go to the core and make everyone a part of it. When India is shining, everyone should be a part of that.

Originally posted by: MNMS

So you people are talking about Kaam-wali-bai!!! ... I experianced it on a vacation... and 🤔....My mom wasn't comfortable with her... later we found out that she was keeping a real "Danda" in a hidden place[we said nothing] ... because she knew that we are holidaying here... ...well.. she got her chutti... we got another dependable servent... informed the local association to be careful..

If you talk about my current residence ... well... some services [jharo poocha kaam 😉 ] are provided by this lil teen... of course... NO PAY!! 😆

danda? you mean a stick or baton? you didnt like her becoz she was keeping a danda? and why she kept a danda? sorry sorry, i am not getting this one

Servants and Kaamwali bai as well as cooks (maharaj) have come along way as far as making money and demands.

When I was child-young again many yrs ago servants were under paid though very loyal and dependable. Boy I miss my Ganu 😭 😭 But again at that time salaries were very low for everyone.

But now a days they have same opportunities or many be even more available to them to educate themselves and make as much money as the next person.

I agree with Vineet, Kabhi, Myth and others.

Pradarshakji times have changed. Now servants control employers. IMHO.