 A domestic worker is seen looking after a baby for a family in this file photo.Tuoi Tre Fresh college graduates earn almost 20 percent less than domestic workers in A fresh graduate is paid VND2.7 million (US$129) a month on average whereas a domestic worker commands a typical monthly salary of VND3.2 million ($152), Ngo Thi Ngoc Anh, director of the Center for Gender, Family, and Community Development Research, said, citing a nationwide survey carried out from 2007 to 2013. Anh added that most domestic workers in The survey conducted with help from OXFAM said that 90 percent of domestic workers did not have a written contract with homeowners. They suffered from many hardships in return for such a good salary in the Vietnamese context, it added. Over 60 percent worked for more than eight hours a day while more than 20 percent were frequently scolded, with another 2.4 percent being physically attacked, the survey said. As many as 16 percent were subject to sexual assault by their masters, it pointed out. The findings showed that most domestic workers only finished middle school, with 22 to 31.8 percent either illiterate or merely having completed elementary school. The survey also revealed that 98.4 percent of domestic workers have not been formally trained and 21.7 found it hard to land a job. Many organizations and centers are providing training to domestic workers for labor export rather than meeting local demand. So Anh, the research center’s director, suggested that the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) should develop a training program in consultation with The number of domestic workers in TUOI TRE |
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