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K250 annually, and their medical expenses are K2 per day for an adult at the hospital, or.50t/day for kids. They spend K100-200 fortnightly on clothing and food, and K100-200fortnightly on store goods. [Emphasis added].Lyn, age 19, originally from Kubalia, now at Ularina. Single. Works at the loinery since May.Says the supervisors yell Hurry up! All the time at the workers. Rumors are that their salary isK400/fortnight, and they are mostly Chinese, Filipinos and Koreans. Her parents run a smallcanteen and poultry business, and they make roughly K400-500 fortnightlyu from it. She isworking for her own school fees for the next two years, and spends roughly K100 fortnight onclothes and food. That is, her wage does not allow her to save for school, not to cover herown personal expenses. [Emphasis added].Name withheld 19 years old, female, resident of Nuigo 9 th St. I worked in the factory since thebeginning of last year til now which is almost about one and a half year. I work in the loiningsection. The place is so smelly. I used to be forced to work by my supervisor and team leaders. Iam paid K50 per fortnight. If I had to work overtime I am paid k60- K70 per fortnight.Regarding the smell….All my clothes used to be smelly. How do people approach you afterhours? I am discriminated by other people, especially young boys and girls.Well I don’t reallysatisfy myself [with the pay]. I get K50 per fortnight and I only buy my clothes and a bag of ricefor consuming. Do you face any problem with your family members? I really do face a problemwith my family members, when I don’t give a bit of money to any of my brothers and sistersand even my parents. I used to be beaten by my family members. While I used to be beatenmeanwhile abusive words are spoken from my family members and even my parents. After Ifinish my work I feel like looking for extra money…I look for extra money by selling sex withthe workers from the factory and even some other interested men around Wewak town. …I sellsex so that I will be able to help my family members by giving them a lot of money. …I don’tforced by someone to sell sex but sell sex to feed all my family. …Definitely, there is a group ofwomen and also my age group are doing it.Name withheld First fortnight pay was K53, second K62, third K41. Planti ol manmeri ikisimwanem kain bagarap insait long wokples na sapos mipla igo toksave long ol team leada osuawaisa long go long haus o go long hausik ol save tok olsem inap yupela pinisim olgeta wokna bai yupela go tambu long lusim ples blong wok na go autsait sapos mipla bikpela bagarapinsait long kampani eria kampani inoinap long baim ol bai katim haua blong mipla biahian olbai rausim fortnait pe blong miplea sapos wanpla de mipla igat wanem kain liklik havi long saitblong bodi na stap long haus na narapla de mipla go long wok mipla go long wok mipla mas gowantaim gutpla risin blong duispla wanpla de mipla stap long haus sapos nogat risin em ol I bairausim tasol aua o ol bai rausim long pe.Name withheld :• Klokim card long morning tasol nogat long clock au long apinun• Nogat overtaim pe• Nogat (gutpela) o bikpela kaikai• Start work long 7:30 em early tumas long mipela l mama mipela I laikim olsem maipelamas start wok long 8 morning I gat liklik pikinini na tu sampela pikinini tu igo skulmipela save go wok early na yumi no save redim breakfast blong pikinini go skul• Wok mipela save meimemi bikpela tumas na start long 7:30 save pinis long 4:30 tasolmipla save pinis long 5:30 to 6:00. mipla ol mama save wol olsem kalabus ol teamleader save harim mipela long wokim 18 pla bun blong fish long wanela hour saposmipela ino wokim 18pla bun fish bai ol krosim mipela na mekim kainkain tok wei ino152