China's domestic helper agency warns against labour shortage trouble amid population decline
China’s largest online domestic helper agency, Swan Daojia, has said labor shortage will remain a major hurdle for the country in the upcoming days.
The agency blames the country's declining population as the reason behind the situation.
Chen Xiaohua, founder and CEO of the agency also known as 58 Daojia, told a digital economy forum hosted by Alibaba Group Holding’s Luohan Academy in Hangzhou on Wednesday that it will be increasingly hard to find enough domestic helpers as the labour base shrinks and Chinese millennials are reluctant to work in such jobs, reports South China Morning Post.
“Decline in population is a big concern,” Chen said. “Ten years from now, it’ll be hard to find those born in the 1990s or 2000s [willing] to work as Ayi,” Chen said, using a Chinese phrase for domestic helper.
“Those who can afford domestic services [in China] today should feel lucky, as it is [going to be] more difficult and expensive to hire a domestic helper [a decade] from now,” he said.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles
No safety guaranteed! TTP faction issues direct warning to foreign players before PSL kickoff
An armed faction of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned foreign players from participating in the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Shocking antisemitic attack: Jewish volunteer ambulances set ablaze near north London Synagogue
At least four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance service were set on fire outside a synagogue in north London, UK, on Monday.
‘Stop, stop, stop…’: Controller warned vehicle seconds before Air Canada crash at LaGuardia
New York/IBNS: “Stop, stop, stop…” — an air traffic controller’s urgent warning to a ground vehicle driver moments before a fatal collision at LaGuardia Airport has surfaced in a viral audio clip, media reports said.
Pilot, co-pilot killed as Air Canada plane collides with vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport
New York/IBNS: The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada Express flight were killed after the aircraft collided with a ground vehicle at LaGuardia Airport, media reports said.
Latest News
Decade of Fire: Earth just lived through its hottest 11 years, WMO warns
‘We must stay prepared and united’: PM Modi on West Asia crisis, cites Covid lessons
'Don’t politicise everything': Supreme Court rebukes Bengal govt over Kolkata Metro project delays
No safety guaranteed! TTP faction issues direct warning to foreign players before PSL kickoff