You need not get amazed to see ads in the newspaper and through other mediums from now briefing services of hiring domestic workers. Though these services of providing a housemaid seem to be new of its kind while it is drawing comments and criticism over the hiring of domestic work helpers through the online portal.

A leading website offering such services published an ad in a English newspaper claiming that “diamonds are useless gift you wife a maid” even trying to pull in men’s attention. People on social media expressed their personal opinions jibbing over such online web portals.

Activists Allege Online Housemaid Domestic Worker Hiring Portals Increases Discrimination

Activists across the nation are protesting online web portals offering the hiring of domestic workers on the basis of religion, sex, geo graphical location etc claiming it as encouraging discrimination among people. While the online web portal companies are denying the allegations of activists saying that their information assists the clients feel more secure. Responding to the affirmation of company people across the social networks sent up their witty presumptions stating that yes women were responsible for housework.

Co-founder of bookmybai.com, Anupam Singhal, said, “The campaign was extremely light-hearted and we don’t mean to stereotype or discriminate women. The campaign was extremely light-hearted and we don’t mean to stereotype or discriminate women” in an official statement answering the lampoons of people in social media.

Following the info of bookmybai.com website, it is being ascertained that they have more than 10,000 verified candidates in Mumbai and Pune who can accomplish services such as cleaning, cooking and other domestic tasks. While clients need to shell out a few bucks as a fee to use the site of bookmybai.com who are conglomerating housemaids of the nation in the online media operating through maid bureaus.

What Makes Bookmybai.com Special with these Maid Service?

• A professional corporate company with reliability
• Checked identities of maids
• Verified documents
• Personal interview
• Training session

Why People Are Depending on Bookmybai.com Web Portal?

The following services of bookmybai.com is drawing in people to opt its services.

• Quick and easy which saves much of our time.
• Availability of being through endless interviews.
• Thorough background checking off every maid
• Availability of highly skilled maids
• Replacement of another maid if any maid leaves the work within 6 months of joining.
• Could choose maids on religious, linguistic, places of birth, cooking option (veg or non-veg) and many other social concerns.

All India Progressive Women’s Association, Secretary, Kavita Krishnan said, “We have already seen how Muslim women have to change their names and identities to be able to work at Hindu-dominated areas and this blatant advertising of someone’s antecedents is likely to only enforce it further.”

She further added, “Listings such as these are not just the agency’s fault but also point to the lack of embarrassment with which many Indians have internalised social prejudices. Such discrimination is already enforced through informal mechanisms, but will become even more entrenched if it is validated by corporations such as bookmybai.com.”

Intensifying her voice she said “While one is allowed to choose a maid who is comfortable with their living patterns like cooking non-vegetarian food, it is not fine to not employ someone who is from a certain district or a religion. The company shouldn’t be allow to get away by saying that they are just pandering to their client’s preferences. The only data that should be given out is what’s relevant to the job. Discrimination on the basis of religion and caste is against the International Labour Organisation’s regulations for workers which India has not adopted yet.”

Are The Details Submitted Online, Truly Safe for Security Purposes?

Being posed such disputing charges, bookmybai.com co-founder Anupam Singhal said, “Due to the increasing number of criminal activities relating to domestic help, we try and give as much information as we have about a person. Having said that we have never and will never discriminate against a person on the basis of caste, religion or colour. We offer a choice to the employer and always insist that an employer does not discriminate a person on the basis of any irrelevant information like religion.”

Bookmybai.com isn’t an alone website in India which offers the hiring of housemaids while there are many such websites like maidservices.in which permits users to choose their domestic worker on the basis of religion. What is striking your mind, after being through the above-cited details? Share them with us submitting them in the comment box.