After Demir’s rant: what does an au pair really do? “I have enough time to go on excursions, and I am certainly fine with the 450 euros pocket money per month”

A cheap form of childcare. For example, two ‘Real Housewives of Antwerp’ praised the services of their au pair agency, according to Flemish Minister of Labor Zuhal Demir (N-VA). She thought it was scandalous, and so she urgently wants to reform the statute. But what are the rules? What is the life of an au pair in Flanders like? The South African Cherise (21), who is staying with a family in Antwerp, explains.

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