Chinese New Year Brings Housekeeper Shortage to Beijing Homes – Josie Liu

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Housekeeping service has become a booming business in large cities like Beijing.

As many housekeepers leaving the Beijing homes they serve to visit their hometowns for the traditional holiday, the capital city is again facing a “housekeeper crisis,” like it has been for the past few years.

This year will see an estimated shortage of around 30,000 workers, when many working housekeepers chose visiting home over pay raise for working the holiday, China News Service reported. Women from rural areas outside the capital have formed the main body of housekeepers in the city. [Full Text]

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