Vijayalakshmi: Whats your name? Chandra: I am Chandra. V: Where do you live? C: Gangayamma nagar. V: How long are you doing domestic help? C: 6 years. V: Are you getting bonus. C: No I dont get. They give Rs.100 or 200. Thats it. V: You should have asked for it. C: I dint ask. If asked they say they dont have money. V: How long does it take in a house? C: It may take 45 minutes to 1.5 hours. V: How much salary are they giving? C: In 1 house they give Rs.1700. In another house they give Rs.1000. V: In that house which pays Rs.1000 how long it takes to work daily? C: 45 minutes. V: In the houses you work, ask them to give bonus. Lets see what happens. C: ok V: Are they increasing Rs.100 -200 yearly? C: No they dont. V: How old are you? C: I may be around 50-60. V: You do all these work in this age. Do you have kids? C: One son and 1 daughter. V: Whats your son doing? C: I think is does carpenter work. I dont know. V: What about daughter? C: She is married and has 3 kids. Her husband has died. V: Where is she living? C: Thennanur. V: Is your son married? C: He is married and has 1 son and 1 daughter. He drinks alot. If his wife works somewhere he goes and fights there and brings her. V: So because of this you are still working and scared to ask money. You think that they will stop you from work. C: yes. What to do, V: Dont be scared. Even i am doemstic worker. We have PTS. We ask everything to owners and get it.
