Jolene,aged 16,is Hired by the Sparkle Company,a Costume Jewellery Manufacturer,to

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Jolene,aged 16,is hired by the Sparkle Company,a costume jewellery manufacturer,to learn the design and manufacture of costume jewellery for the upscale market.Under the contract she signs,she will receive quite a low salary for the first three years,and then will be put on the regular pay scale once her apprenticeship is completed.After a year,her designs are being sought by stores in Europe and the U.S.A.The world's largest and most prestigious costume jewellery firm,located in Paris,wishes to hire her and pay her a fabulous salary as well as give her the free use of a large apartment in the most chic part of Paris.Sparkle's management refuses to release her from her contract because her designs are building their reputation."We taught her everything she knows," says the president of Sparkle.