Cleaning the """outside glass panes of the windows""" of a 30
storey block is definitely not safe however the maids may be
trained. Such activities should be done by professional window
cleaners who goes up and down the whole building in a gondola! As
for putting out heavy clothing on bamboo poles holding by on end,
anyone with knowledge of simple physics will understand that if the
maid who normally weights between 35 to 45 kg with heights normally
between 1.4m to 1.55m does that - there is a big risk she can lose
her balance and in attempting to hold on to the bamboo pole fall
down together with the pole! HDB should do away with this bamboo
pole into the pole holder nonsense and have aluminium sliding racks
installed so that clothing can be hung inside and then slided out
to dry and then slided back in again for the clothes to be
collected. Life is precious! A maid working here is someone's
child, sister, mother or wife!
Well there are always safe ways of cleaning the outside windows.
Lies with the gadget use to do it. Not sure what she
used. I suppose she can tell the employer she does not
know how to do it the safe way and let employer find the solution
to it.
There are short maids around that height you mentioned, they
have no problem at all to hang clothings.
Best is you tell those employers don't employ maids , tell them
do all housework themselves then all you will have no worry for the
maids.
