Hiring domestic help is a common
practice in Chile that makes daily life much simpler. Domestic
workers (asesoras, or more
commonly, nanas) are often hired to provide childcare,
cooking, house cleaning and gardening. They are almost always women.
You can hire domestic help as puertas adentro or
puertas afuera. A domestic worker hired as puertas adentro
lives in your home. Puertas afuera means the domestic help
comes to the house to work a few days a week.
Many domestic
workers in Santiago are migrant workers from neighboring countries.
It is entirely legal to hire foreigners, but make sure that the
employee has the proper paperwork.
Agencias de asesoras
are employment agencies in Santiago that specialize in domestic help.
Some of these agencies will charge a commission (comisión),
but this may be a small price to pay for the added convenience.
Santiago's daily newspaper El
Mercurio has a classified section with listings for domestic work
for hire. Several employment agencies advertise in this section. You
can also place a help wanted ad with the paper. The classifieds are
in section B "Economia y Negocios". Column 1317
"Personal para el Hogar" has listings for domestic
workers offering services and help wanted ads. Virtually any Santiago
newsstand sells El Mercurio. It costs 300 pesos (US$0.50)
Monday through Saturday and 500 pesos (US$0.85) on Sunday, find the paper's online listings at www.emol.com.
El Rastro is a publication
of classified ads printed twice weekly. You can find it at many
newsstands for 700 pesos (approximately US$1.15). See the Mercado
Laboral section for help wanted ads and domestic employment
agencies. There are a number of similar publications, like Anuntis
and Ene Avisos.
Addresses
El Mercurio, Classified
Ads
Avenida Santa Maria 5542
Santiago Centro
(600)
339-6000
http://www.emol.com/
El Rastro
Arzobispo Gonzalez
445
Santiago Centro
(2) 672-2051
Fax: (2) 673-0902
Metro
Station Republica
www.elrastro.cl
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Agencia Cantagallo
Avenida Las
Condes 12,265, local 78
Las Condes
(2) 215-3946
Agencia Albertina
Avenida
Apoquindo 5681, local 193
Las Condes
(2) 211-6167, (2)
246-2134
Personal Seleccionado
Apoquindo
4375, Local 27
Las Condes
(2) 206-5739, (2) 228-5087
Metro
Station Escuela Militar
Line's Agency
San Antonio 418, Oficina 305
(2)
632-4852
Fax: (2) 633-7539
Metro Station Plaza de Armas