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Housekeeping is the management and routine support activities of running and maintaining an organized physical institution occupied or used by people, like a house, ship, hospital or factory, such as cleaning, tidying/organizing, cooking, shopping, and bill payment.
Homemaking is mainly an American and Canadian term for the management of a home, otherwise known as housework, housekeeping, housewifery or household management. It is the act of overseeing the organizational, day-to-day operations of a house or estate, and the managing of other domestic concerns.
Homemaking, a mainly American term for the management of a home Housekeeper (domestic worker) , an individual responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of the interior of a residence Janitor , a professional who takes care of institutional buildings
According to the Cambridge English dictionary a "cleaner" is "a person whose job is to clean houses, offices, public places, etc.:"; [1] the Collins dictionary states that: "A cleaner is someone who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building."
Housekeeper may refer to: Housekeeper (domestic worker), a person heading up domestic maintenance "House Keeper" (song), 1996 song by Men of Vizion; Maid, a female with various domestic duties; Janitor, a person responsible for institutional maintenance; A person engaged in housekeeping
In 2015, the International Labour Organization (ILO), based on national surveys or censuses of 232 countries and territories, estimated the number of domestic workers at 67.1 million, [3] but the ILO itself states that "experts say that due to the fact that this kind of work is often hidden and unregistered, the total number of domestic workers could be as high as 100 million". [4]
Image credits: ragby #8. Clean the things you use to clean other things. Replace your kitchen sponge at least twice a month. Wash your towels weekly. Leave the door to your washing machine open ...
A char or chare was a term (of work) in the sixteenth century, [4] which gave rise to the word being used as a prefix to denote people working in domestic service. The usage of "charwoman" was common in the mid-19th century, often appearing as an occupation in the UK census of 1841.