One in three families outsources its domestic work,mostly to women. But these loney and low-paid workers often get a raw dealThink of your colleague on the next computer, or the person who lives in the house opposite. What attain you know approximately them? Their instant family’s names, and probably. Pets,maybe. Jobs, interests, and what they got up to at the weekend? Bar a few gaps,you could probably give a pretty pleasurable potted history of these acquaintances. Now what approximately your cleaner?It is a question that many of us should be equipped to reply, given that one in three UK families are now employing someone to take on their domestic labour – with many thought to pay less than the new national living wage. A study by insurers esure uncovering this also reveals that the outsourcing of labour is most prominent among under-35s, and that one in four “modest” households – where annual earnings are less than £20000 – regularly employs domestic staff. This emphasis on those doing the hiring conveniently renders the workers themselves invisible.
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Source: theguardian.com