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Thoroughly modern maids, THE VIETNAM INVESTMENT REVIEW
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Trinh Thi Mui, a 65-year-old woman living in Ton Duc Thang street,
Hanoi,
said she was not happy five years ago when her first daughter-in-law
hired
a maid at a cost of VND200,000 (about $13.50) per month. "The money
could
be used for many other purposes, rather than paying for someone to
do odd
jobs," Mui said at the time.
For families, especially where more than two generations live
together, elders traditionally feel that housework must be done by
the
women.
However Huong, Mui's daughter-in-law, had a different opinion. "I
continued to hire a housework ...
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