first, the salary level and working conditions; second, the ‘cultural acceptability’ of women working in mixed workplaces far away from home; and, third, their consequent inability to undertake services they would otherwise provide to the household, such as housework and care for children and elderly 157. The garment sector, in particular, has a poor reputation as an employer, a view shared by many but not all women working in the Industrial Estates’ garment factories or contemplating doing so. Firstly, low wages, with only very small progressive increases, made returns low for long hours of work. As two women explained 158: Woman 1: We are paid 190 JD [per month] only; after social security [13 JD] you are left with 177, and from that you pay 15 JD for the bus to drop you off in the camp, so your main salary ends up being [around] 165 JD, keeping in mind that you work from 7 am till 4.30 pm. Woman 2: But each year they add 5 JD. I’ve been here for a year, my salary when I first began was 177 JD — that’s after the social security tax. After a year, my salary became 182 JD. Although most voiced complaints as to pay, the women who did work in the garment sector — many for years — often enjoyed some private income and were sometimes able to contribute substantially to the household. As one unmarried woman reported 159: I will be honest with you, the salary that I receive, I take a portion of it for me, give a portion of it to my brothers, and a portion of it goes to the household expenses. For example, I might take care of the gas cylinder, the food supply, etc.; my sister will take one of the electricity bills, and the water bill; if my father works, he would for example provide us with vegetables, bread and such. […] We would complement each other. Another young woman recounted160: I have been working for five years [in the factory], and I am still working [there]. I passed the tawjihi [General Secondary Education Certificate Examination]. The reason I worked for so long is to continue my [university] education. We used the money I saved to build our house. [...] [My brother] continued education; my sisters and I helped him out. Nevertheless, with six-day weeks with unpaid overtime, long working days standing with restrictions on breaks and pressure to produce faster, many perceived the work to be arduous161. A few women had left for medical reasons162, having developed asthma on the job, or due to pregnancy or increased duties at home, such as an ill family member. Furthermore, disrespectful treatment by supervisors, with cancelling of breaks or similar, had 157 Such sentiments reflect findings from fieldwork undertaken by Fafo ten years ago to investigate the relevance and importance of industrial zones to the employment of Jordanian women, including those residing in a Palestinian refugee camp (el-Abed and Biemann, 2010). 158 Focus group discussion with women working in Industrial Estates, Jerash camp, 29 January 2016. 159 Focus group discussion with women working in Industrial Estates, Jerash camp, 29 January 2016. 160 Focus group discussion with women working in Industrial Estates, Jerash camp, 29 January 2016. 161 Female, age 39, Jerash camp, 19 January 2016; focus group discussion with women working in Industrial Estates, Jerash camp, 29 January 2016. 162 Female, age 39, Jerash camp, 19 January 2016. ‘Just getting by’ Ex-Gazans in Jerash and other refugee camps in Jordan 103