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Legal Mirror: Beijing desperately seeking A-yis!Posted by Mauro Marescialli on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 7:00 PM
 Legal Mirror's weekly column 'Checking Your Pockets' provides interesting info about the average salaries of different industries in the Chinese capital. The pockets checked this week are those of the thousands of housekeepers, or A-yi (阿姨) or baomu (保姆), employed by thousands of households in Beijing. According to Legal Mirror, there are three main categories of housekeepers: those employed by foreigners (涉外保姆), those with a major in domestic services (大学生家政员!), and the ordinary housekeepers (普通保姆). Sweeping up dust for a foreign laowai is the most profitable option, considering that this category of housekeepers can make RMB2,000/month (USD242/month), plus a few hundreds more on top of that for overtime. The housekeepers with an education in...uhh...housekeeping can make up to RMB1,500/month (USD180/month); whereas the ordinary housekeepers with no foreigners to work for and no related education make RMB600 to 700 a month (USD72). Links and Sources
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