New era for domestic workers

They are literally running families as they do everything from the cooking to even looking after the children. In some instances the children perceive them as their 'mothers' for they are the familiar faces and often they come to their rescue in times of need. These are the maids or housekeepers as they are affectionately called.

They are in the same league with the herd boys or farm workers. Like the maids, they have the advantage of knowing about the well being of the animals that are in their care better than the owners. They would know the exact number of the animals and diagnose the needs of the animals. They have become friends to these animals and the animals know them and their voices as opposed to their master's. The conditions that continue to define the working environment of these very important individuals has at times been described as nothing more than just slavery and servitude.