Webyantra reports on babajob a site that you can use to find domestic help in your area:
Many urban families are looking for good, trustworthy maids, drivers, chauffeurs and crib they don’t get one, whereas many unskilled laborers are desperately looking for some job. He decided to bridge this digital divide with Babajob, a rural version of LinkedIn. Conceptually all of this looks pretty simple, but operationally, it’s a challenge to bring internet to the local Laxmi or Latha, who can’t even read vernacular, let alone reading English or using computers.
How are they tackling this problem? They pay (INR 200/-) anyone who registers the potential worker; may it be a net café owner, or an NGO, or another employer of the maid. The fees for posting a job is 500/-, but again there is a smart caveat here. They first charge 800/- from you, and only when you inform them whom you hired, they return 300/- out of it, so that they can pay 200/- to the mentor. Moreover the site is also available in Hindi and Kannada, and will be available in other languages as they expand to other cities. As expected, there are a few glitches with font and linguistics there, but they should clear up after a few releases. They have also thrown in a neat Google Maps integration to find maids in your specific area.
Found: here. See this International Herald Tribune article for a fuller treatment.
I could be wrong…but, would people actually pay for altruistic services..!!
@pj, these are not altruistic services. They are charging money for a real service provided; You pay them because they help you find maids. It’s kind of like a head-hunting firm for maids.
Hi ,
I am looking for a person who can be there from morning 8 to evening 5 .S/He should know cooking and and household cleaning work .