Home helpers in short supply this holiday

As Spring Festival approaches, many migrant workers have already left Beijing to return to their hometowns for family reunions, and this has left a major shortage in Beijing's domestic helper market.

Wang Yan, a Beijing native, started to search for a housekeeper to take care of her senior father one and a half months before Spring Festival.

"Usually the caregiver that attended to my father would ask for leave before the holiday came, so I planned early to search for potential good fits," said the 58-year-old.