Why is Rosa doing Annie's job, and why is she doing more for

less?
What are the problems resulting from this?

1/ Annie, a skilled fabric machinist, 6/ Annie can no longer afford her

is looking for another job, outside Manchester United Season ticket.
of the clothing business She might have to go and watch
Chester instead

2/ Rosa sews clothing for a living. 7/ Clothes first has closed 2

She works for Manila Fabrics Inc., 6
days a week, but during busy
periods it can be 7 days.
factories recently in Cheshire and
Durham.
These factories made jackets,
trousers and skirts for Marks and
Spencer

3/ Annie lives in Cheshire 8/ Rosa has to work overtime if

asked, otherwise she may be sacked

4/ Rosa earns £4 for a 12 hour day. 9/ Rosa dreams of visiting England

one day to see the Queen and
Buckingham Palace

5/ Annie is married to Mike and she 10/ Rosa would have to work for
has 2 children, Chester and Juliet over 100 hours to pay for the
garments she is sewing for people
living in the UK

11/ The factory where Annie 16/ Rosa works in a factory with 500
worked belonged to Clothesfirst, a machinists
UK clothing manufacturer
12/ Rosa lives in Manila, the capital 17/ 90% of Clothesfirst business was
of the Philippines for Marks and Spencer

13/ Rosa's home village is 310 18/ Rosa is 16, she left her village
miles from Manila. There are few home 5 months ago
jobs

14/ Marks and Spencer is looking 19/ Marks and Spencer has seen its
to keep the price of the clothes it profits drop.
sells as low as possible

15/ Rosa works overtime, long into 20/ Rosa's company provides
the night accommodation, but it is small and
she shares it with 5 others

21/ Clothesfirst owns a factory 23/ Rosa was excited about working
called Manila Fabrics Inc. for Manila Fabrics Inc. they promised
she would earn enough to send
money home

22/ Rosa finds it difficult to live on 24/ Marks and Spencer now buys
her earnings more clothes form overseas

25/ Rosa would like to give up

working for Manila Fabrics Inc. and
go home, but she can't.