Maid Company Offers Alternative to Migration
A new made-service company that claims to be the only one of its kind in Cambodia is offering an alternative employment option for the country’s many domestic workers who face insecure, and often abusive, workplace conditions overseas. Ming Hour Home Service, which opened in July, employs 300 women between 18 and 45 years old who work mostly as maids, but also as cooks, nannies, waitresses, and saleswomen, company owner Chhour Chhunhour said yesterday. Mr. Chhunhour said that because prospective clients must sign a contract prior to hiring staff, his employees are guaranteed a minimum wage-$65 per month- and protection in case of violence or sexual abuse against them. …
