I get very disturbed sometimes, the disparities in malawi are huge, and I am probably too new here to understand or accepte it..
I had a lady knocking at my door at 6 in the morning a couple of days last week. She wants to work for me, doing the washing and the cleaning. Washing clothes by hand can be a bit tedious, but honestly, it doesn't take more than 2 hours a week. Similar with cleaning the house, so I don't really see the point of hiring someone to work for me. First because I quite don't like people washing my pants and touching my things and second because I have never done it I don't think I will do it now just because is cheap.
A lot of expats or wealthy malawians have staff that clean, cook, etc. Their usual salary is around 30 euros a month. When I tell them that I don't have a housemaid, they say I should, because I cannot do all my washing (well, I've done it all my life) and because I can give a job to someone.
But then every single one says that their housemaids steal food, and I don't wonder why, since its totally impossible that they can live in 30 euros a month, and even more, maintain a family! honestly, the cost of living is cheap in malawi, but is not that cheap...
So, by getting a housemaid, will I generate employment, or poverty? I am just not sure anymore. If some of you wants to give your opinion, please just add a comment below!
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Very difficult question indeed, and I don't think anyone could answer correctly without a good of the country. Is unemployment the cause of poverty? I guess so if people are knocking on your door to get a job. But then what is the cause of unemployment? Absence of resources, absence of structures, lack of professional training? My point of view is that you don't help people on the long run by giving them a housemaid job. But still I think that I would hire someone. Contradiction, I know. I guess I'm not helping you much...
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