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0:00:03 > 0:00:05- After the shocking news...

0:00:05 > 0:00:09- ..that almost 1,000 jobs in the - steel industry are in the balance...

0:00:10 > 0:00:12- ..I've spent the last week - in Port Talbot...

0:00:12 > 0:00:16- ..meeting people - who are worried about the future.

0:00:16 > 0:00:19- We hope everything - will be fine for us as a family.

0:00:19 > 0:00:23- You think what's going to happen - in the future.

0:00:24 > 0:00:29- In the shadow of the steelworks - is the Sandfields estate...

0:00:29 > 0:00:31- ..built to house the workers.

0:00:32 > 0:00:36- There are almost 6,000 homes - in Sandfields...

0:00:36 > 0:00:38- ..and 14,000 inhabitants.

0:00:38 > 0:00:42- After the growth and decline - of the steel industry...

0:00:42 > 0:00:44- ..these two areas of Sandfields...

0:00:45 > 0:00:47- ..which span the west and east - of the estate...

0:00:47 > 0:00:50- ..rank among - the lowest 5% in Wales...

0:00:50 > 0:00:53- ..in terms of unemployment - and deprivation.

0:00:53 > 0:00:59- I don't think we have a clue what - the effects will be for many years.

0:01:00 > 0:01:04- Will these redundancies - be the beginning of the end...

0:01:04 > 0:01:07- ..for the families - with steel in their blood?

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0:01:16 > 0:01:18- "Monday, the 18th of January.

0:01:18 > 0:01:21- "The future of the steel industry - in Wales is our top story."

0:01:22 > 0:01:25- Last Monday, - after days of conjecture...

0:01:25 > 0:01:31- ..over the future of the Welsh steel - industry, there was an announcement.

0:01:31 > 0:01:35- "Tata Steel is expected to confirm - that hundreds of workers...

0:01:35 > 0:01:39- "..will lose their jobs, - including some here in Port Talbot."

0:01:39 > 0:01:42- Over 4,000 people - work for Tata Steel in Port Talbot.

0:01:43 > 0:01:47- But the future of around 750 of them - is now in the balance...

0:01:47 > 0:01:50- ..as the company cuts back - to deal with losses.

0:01:54 > 0:01:59- One of those in danger of losing - his job is 36-year-old Jamie Jones.

0:01:59 > 0:02:01- He works in the mill...

0:02:01 > 0:02:05- ..which treats the steel - before it leaves Port Talbot.

0:02:05 > 0:02:07- It's hard to believe.

0:02:07 > 0:02:09- I have a child and a mortgage.

0:02:10 > 0:02:14- If we lose our jobs, it'll be hard - for people to find work.

0:02:15 > 0:02:18- Jamie went to work at the local - steelworks when he left school...

0:02:18 > 0:02:20- ..20 years ago.

0:02:20 > 0:02:24- He's the third generation - of his family to work there.

0:02:24 > 0:02:26- This is the only place - I've worked.

0:02:26 > 0:02:30- I finished school at 17 - and did an apprenticeship.

0:02:30 > 0:02:33- I've worked there for 20 years - since then.

0:02:33 > 0:02:37- I've worked there - as have my father and grandfather.

0:02:38 > 0:02:41- Other family members - have worked there too.

0:02:42 > 0:02:44- I can't believe - that that place is going.

0:02:44 > 0:02:49- I don't want to think about it - but that's the way it's going.

0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Like many in Port Talbot...

0:02:53 > 0:02:57- ..Jamie has spent his professional - life in the town's steelworks.

0:02:57 > 0:03:01- He says that the news about cuts has - been a big blow for the workforce.

0:03:01 > 0:03:02- Heads have dropped.

0:03:03 > 0:03:06- No-one knows what's going to happen. - Who's going and when.

0:03:07 > 0:03:10- People there - have families, mortgages, children.

0:03:10 > 0:03:13- They're a little down.

0:03:13 > 0:03:19- We just have to try and battle - through it and see what happens.

0:03:23 > 0:03:24- The modern steelworks...

0:03:24 > 0:03:28- ..started in Port Talbot - at the turn of the 20th century.

0:03:28 > 0:03:31- The site of the present steelworks - was developed in 1951...

0:03:32 > 0:03:36- ..by The Steel Company of Wales, - under the name Abbey Works.

0:03:40 > 0:03:43- As the steelworks grew, - Port Talbot's population...

0:03:43 > 0:03:47- ..increased to over 50,000 - by the end of the '50s.

0:03:48 > 0:03:52- In its heyday in the '60s, - 18,000 worked for the steelworks...

0:03:52 > 0:03:57- ..and the wages were higher than - the average in Wales and Britain.

0:03:57 > 0:04:01- A large housing estate, Sandfields, - was built to deal with the increase.

0:04:01 > 0:04:05- The steelworkers in the town had - first priority for the new homes.

0:04:06 > 0:04:08- But the inhabitants - have seen the industry...

0:04:08 > 0:04:11- ..grow and stagnate - over the years...

0:04:11 > 0:04:15- ..from the nationalization - under British Steel in '67...

0:04:15 > 0:04:17- ..to the privatization in '88.

0:04:20 > 0:04:24- One of many workers - lured to Port Talbot by steel...

0:04:24 > 0:04:26- ..was Kelvin Edwards' father.

0:04:26 > 0:04:30- He moved the family to Sandfields - in 1957.

0:04:31 > 0:04:34- It's been part of my life - for 50 years.

0:04:34 > 0:04:37- It's been part of the town - for longer than that.

0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Kelvin followed his father - into the steelworks.

0:04:40 > 0:04:45- He was there for 43 years - before retiring 18 months ago.

0:04:46 > 0:04:48- But he still lives in Sandfields.

0:04:49 > 0:04:52- You can talk - to anyone in the street...

0:04:52 > 0:04:55- ..and they'll all have a connection - with the steelworks.

0:04:55 > 0:04:57- Either now or in the past.

0:04:57 > 0:05:00- It's a crucial part of Port Talbot - and who we are.

0:05:01 > 0:05:05- But after the ebb and flow of over - half a century of the industry...

0:05:05 > 0:05:08- ..parts of the estate - built to house the workers...

0:05:09 > 0:05:12- are now amongst - the most deprived areas in Wales.

0:05:13 > 0:05:18- Kelvin is worried that the latest - job cuts will be a mortal blow...

0:05:18 > 0:05:22- ..for Sandfields, - and for the whole of Port Talbot.

0:05:23 > 0:05:25- It'll be the death of the town.

0:05:25 > 0:05:28- It's not just the 750 steelworkers.

0:05:28 > 0:05:33- They say that every job - in the steelworks...

0:05:33 > 0:05:36- ..has a bearing - on three more in the town.

0:05:37 > 0:05:41- If 750 workers - will lose their jobs at Tata...

0:05:42 > 0:05:44- ..it'll hit little shops...

0:05:44 > 0:05:48- ..or small businesses - supplying things to the steelworks.

0:05:48 > 0:05:50- It will affect everyone - in Port Talbot.

0:05:51 > 0:05:57- He's also worried that Tata's latest - announcement is just the start.

0:05:57 > 0:06:01- From those I've spoken to - since the announcement...

0:06:01 > 0:06:05- ..there are concerns that - this is the beginning of the end...

0:06:05 > 0:06:07- ..of making steel in Port Talbot.

0:06:07 > 0:06:13- People have told me they're worried - that slabs will be imported.

0:06:13 > 0:06:17- They'll just be finished and rolled - in Port Talbot...

0:06:18 > 0:06:19- ..and treated too.

0:06:20 > 0:06:23- Tata says that the cuts - are necessary...

0:06:24 > 0:06:27- ..because of the cheap steel - coming from China...

0:06:27 > 0:06:30- ..and the high cost of production - in Britain.

0:06:31 > 0:06:35- Since 2011, China's exports - to Europe has almost doubled...

0:06:36 > 0:06:39- ..and the price of steel - has more than halved.

0:06:40 > 0:06:42- According to Tata's accounts...

0:06:42 > 0:06:45- ..they're currently making - significant losses.

0:06:45 > 0:06:49- In 2014, the company's figures - for Britain...

0:06:49 > 0:06:52- ..shows losses - of almost half a billion pounds.

0:06:53 > 0:06:56- That figure - almost doubled in 2015...

0:06:56 > 0:07:00- ..with a loss of 837 million.

0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Emma Hutin-Pearcy and her family - live in the shadow of the M4.

0:07:14 > 0:07:18- After registration, - I do mathematics.

0:07:19 > 0:07:20- Then...

0:07:21 > 0:07:22- You like mathematics.

0:07:22 > 0:07:25- She has strong links - with the steelworks.

0:07:25 > 0:07:30- Generations of her family, her - grandfather, father and brother...

0:07:30 > 0:07:32- ..have worked there.

0:07:34 > 0:07:36- We're a little worried.

0:07:37 > 0:07:41- I hope everything - will be fine for us as a family.

0:07:42 > 0:07:43- But no-one's sure.

0:07:43 > 0:07:46- You wonder if this is the start.

0:07:46 > 0:07:49- What's going to happen - in the future?

0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Ten years ago, - Emma's husband Matthew...

0:07:52 > 0:07:56- ..went to work for Tata - in Port Talbot as well.

0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Do you need a jumper?

0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Emma works part-time - with autistic children.

0:08:03 > 0:08:08- Her husband's full-time role at Tata - is crucial in supporting the family.

0:08:08 > 0:08:12- I can't just sit around - worrying about it.

0:08:15 > 0:08:19- I just have to deal - with the facts at hand...

0:08:20 > 0:08:24- ..and then whatever happens, - we'll deal with them then.

0:08:29 > 0:08:30- See you later.

0:08:31 > 0:08:35- Emma's had a difficult relationship - with the workplace.

0:08:35 > 0:08:39- A horrific accident - happened on the site in 2001.

0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Emma's brother, Andrew, - was in the middle of a shift...

0:08:43 > 0:08:46- ..when a furnace - exploded inside the steelworks.

0:08:46 > 0:08:50- We heard, well, - my father received a phone call...

0:08:50 > 0:08:56- ..saying that there'd been - a large explosion.

0:09:00 > 0:09:05- My brother was one of the men - who were missing.

0:09:05 > 0:09:08- Her brother - was killed in the accident...

0:09:08 > 0:09:11- ..along with Stephen Galsworthy - and Len Radford.

0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Andrew Hutin was 20 years old.

0:09:15 > 0:09:19- I left the house - at the same time as my brother.

0:09:19 > 0:09:21- I was going to work as well.

0:09:21 > 0:09:24- That's the last time I saw him.

0:09:24 > 0:09:26- It'll stay with us forever.

0:09:29 > 0:09:32- The family - has had to cope with the loss...

0:09:32 > 0:09:35- ..while living - in the steelworks' shadow.

0:09:35 > 0:09:39- Her father was at the steelworks - when the accident happened.

0:09:39 > 0:09:42- He returned to work there - a few years later...

0:09:42 > 0:09:44- ..in the field of health and safety.

0:09:45 > 0:09:49- He wanted to ensure that such - an accident wouldn't happen again.

0:09:50 > 0:09:54- He tried - to teach people what can happen...

0:09:54 > 0:09:58- ..and how it affects families.

0:09:59 > 0:10:02- Emma considered leaving - Port Talbot after the accident.

0:10:03 > 0:10:06- In the end, she decided to stay, - with her brother...

0:10:07 > 0:10:11- ..in her family's home patch, - and raise her children there.

0:10:11 > 0:10:16- It's very hard for us as a family - because we have to look every day...

0:10:16 > 0:10:18- ..at somewhere...

0:10:19 > 0:10:22- ..which killed my brother Andrew.

0:10:26 > 0:10:31- We're still understanding - and accepting...

0:10:31 > 0:10:35- ..the importance of the steelworks - to us as a family...

0:10:36 > 0:10:37- ..and to Port Talbot.

0:10:44 > 0:10:47- In part two, - I ask whether our politicians...

0:10:47 > 0:10:52- ..are doing enough - to help the workers in Port Talbot.

0:10:52 > 0:10:55- Wouldn't it have been a better idea - to invest in Britain...

0:10:55 > 0:10:58- ..and make the specialist steel.

0:10:58 > 0:10:59- It's a huge contract.

0:11:00 > 0:11:01- Tata run the business.

0:11:01 > 0:11:05- They're the ones who know - where their market should be.

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0:11:22 > 0:11:24- Our father in heaven...

0:11:25 > 0:11:29- ..we thank you for the chance to - help those who suffer in this town.

0:11:30 > 0:11:36- We pray for those who fear they will - lose their jobs at the steelworks.

0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Port Talbot on a Friday afternoon.

0:11:40 > 0:11:45- The Capel Carmel food bank is about - to open its doors to those in need.

0:11:46 > 0:11:47- Thank you.

0:11:50 > 0:11:53- Margaret Jones has spent - her life in Port Talbot.

0:11:53 > 0:11:56- She is a prominent - member of the community.

0:11:57 > 0:12:00- She volunteers with - the food bank twice a week.

0:12:00 > 0:12:02- She has seen an increase in demand.

0:12:03 > 0:12:05- It's increasing month on month.

0:12:06 > 0:12:10- It's totally obvious - that people need our help.

0:12:10 > 0:12:15- Some of them feel ashamed - of asking for help.

0:12:16 > 0:12:21- In the 1920s, Margaret's grandmother - ran a soup kitchen at Capel Carmel.

0:12:22 > 0:12:25- It was for the poor people - of Port Talbot.

0:12:25 > 0:12:30- With the growth of the steelworks, - that poverty came to an end...

0:12:30 > 0:12:34- ..and hope grew that the community - would never face the same hardship.

0:12:34 > 0:12:38- She said we'd never see - those times again.

0:12:38 > 0:12:44- In the same chapel in Carmel - where she worshiped...

0:12:44 > 0:12:47- ..we now have a food bank.

0:12:47 > 0:12:50- The same thing is happening again...

0:12:51 > 0:12:56- ..unfortunately the Port Talbot - food bank is thriving.

0:12:57 > 0:13:01- 750 jobs and the side effects.

0:13:02 > 0:13:06- I think we'll have to, there are two - foodbanks in Port Talbot already...

0:13:07 > 0:13:09- ..I can see more opening - due to these job losses.

0:13:12 > 0:13:16- The steelworks gave her grandfather, - father and husband a living.

0:13:17 > 0:13:20- She's disappointed politicians - don't do more...

0:13:20 > 0:13:22- ..to support Port Talbot's workers.

0:13:23 > 0:13:27- We can see the steelworks closing - down completely in the next years.

0:13:27 > 0:13:33- What will Port Talbot gain - from all those years of hard work?

0:13:33 > 0:13:35- All the pollution we've endured...

0:13:36 > 0:13:39- ..and all the wealth - we've produced over the years.

0:13:40 > 0:13:43- There is nothing, nothing at all, - left in Port Talbot.

0:13:43 > 0:13:47- There's no heritage at all.

0:13:48 > 0:13:52- One in every five of the town's - steelworkers' jobs are on the line.

0:13:52 > 0:13:55- Margaret worries Port Talbot - can't deal...

0:13:55 > 0:13:58- ..with another economic and - psychological hit.

0:13:59 > 0:14:03- The government tells them - that they're not worth a thing.

0:14:03 > 0:14:04- That's 750 jobs gone.

0:14:05 > 0:14:08- Those jobs are gone, - it doesn't matter.

0:14:08 > 0:14:12- They only think about figures.

0:14:12 > 0:14:15- So many millions, it's nothing.

0:14:15 > 0:14:17- If they wanted to do something.

0:14:18 > 0:14:21- If they had the desire - to do something, they'd do it.

0:14:21 > 0:14:25- I'm sure of that. - We're irrelevant.

0:14:28 > 0:14:32- Jamie Jones has worked - at the steelworks...

0:14:32 > 0:14:34- ..since he left school 20 years ago.

0:14:34 > 0:14:38- He and his co-workers are gravely - concerned about their jobs.

0:14:38 > 0:14:42- He feels the Welsh and UK - governments should do more.

0:14:42 > 0:14:46- They've known for a while that - things haven't been going well here.

0:14:46 > 0:14:51- It's been slow, - so they've done enough quickly.

0:14:51 > 0:14:55- The banks were in trouble, - RBS got a government bailout.

0:14:55 > 0:14:57- That happened instantly.

0:14:57 > 0:15:01- Other places do it. Germany help - their industry, so do Italy.

0:15:01 > 0:15:05- America tax steel - that's imported from China.

0:15:05 > 0:15:09- We don't do it. - That's what we need to do, I think.

0:15:10 > 0:15:14- Adam Price, a former Plaid Cymru - Member of Parliament...

0:15:14 > 0:15:17- ..is also calling - on the government to do more.

0:15:18 > 0:15:22- He wants the government - to discuss investing public money...

0:15:22 > 0:15:27- ..in Port Talbot to help - the industry calm the current storm.

0:15:28 > 0:15:33- If we have the option to save - 3% of our entire economy...

0:15:33 > 0:15:36- ..and all the jobs - that depend on it...

0:15:36 > 0:15:42- ..I have to say, we'd be guilty of - being incredibly irresponsible...

0:15:42 > 0:15:45- ..not to consider this option.

0:15:45 > 0:15:49- The Welsh Government's response - is that it's too expensive.

0:15:49 > 0:15:52- The Secretary of State for Wales - says it's a lazy answer...

0:15:53 > 0:15:56- ..painting over the cracks instead - of solving the actual problem.

0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Is this a lazy solution as opposed - to digging deeper?

0:16:00 > 0:16:02- It's a commercial answer.

0:16:02 > 0:16:04- It's a practical answer.

0:16:04 > 0:16:08- Without sitting down - and looking at the detail...

0:16:08 > 0:16:10- ..it's not possible - to see if it would work.

0:16:11 > 0:16:14- It's worth looking into - the possibility...

0:16:15 > 0:16:20- ..as have governments in Italy - and Lower Saxony.

0:16:21 > 0:16:26- To deal with the situation the Welsh - Government has set up a task force.

0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Last Wednesday, - they met in Cardiff Bay.

0:16:30 > 0:16:32- There's everything to fight for.

0:16:32 > 0:16:36- There's everything for us to do - to ensure that steel stays here.

0:16:36 > 0:16:38- We can not allow steel to go.

0:16:38 > 0:16:40- They discussed - how to offer support...

0:16:41 > 0:16:43- ..to workers losing jobs - in South Wales.

0:16:43 > 0:16:47- Throwing public money - at Tata is not on the agenda...

0:16:47 > 0:16:50- ..according to the - Welsh Minister for the Economy.

0:16:52 > 0:16:55- People talking about let's take - a stake in Tata, can we get real?

0:16:56 > 0:16:58- Tata is a billion pound company.

0:16:58 > 0:17:01- You just don't take a stake - in a company like that.

0:17:01 > 0:17:05- We can do ventures with Tata - in terms of giving them support...

0:17:05 > 0:17:09- ..whether it's projects on R&D - where it's involved a university.

0:17:09 > 0:17:13- We've historically supported them - in a range of areas there.

0:17:13 > 0:17:15- People in Port Talbot - will be asking now...

0:17:15 > 0:17:19- ..we've got a Welsh Government - but what can they really do?

0:17:19 > 0:17:22- There's reasons why they can't do - things but what can they do?

0:17:23 > 0:17:25- We'll be helping in terms - of individuals.

0:17:25 > 0:17:29- If the consultation comes through - and there are job losses...

0:17:29 > 0:17:33- ..we will be there to ensure we can - help them back in to employment...

0:17:33 > 0:17:35- ..help them to establish businesses.

0:17:35 > 0:17:38- If they've got - health and welfare issues...

0:17:38 > 0:17:43- ..it's a difficult situation, we can - put help and assistance in place.

0:17:43 > 0:17:47- The task force is creating a plan - similar to the one in Milford Haven.

0:17:47 > 0:17:51- That was used two years ago when - Murco made 340 workers redundant.

0:17:52 > 0:17:55- In Pembrokeshire, 70% of the workers - have found new jobs.

0:17:55 > 0:17:59- We will do everything we can - to mitigate what happens to them.

0:17:59 > 0:18:02- We should end this interview - by talking about the people.

0:18:02 > 0:18:06- It's easy to talk about the politics - and who's not done what...

0:18:06 > 0:18:07- ..and who should do what.

0:18:08 > 0:18:09- At the end of the day...

0:18:09 > 0:18:13- ..there's people who are going to be - really worried about the future.

0:18:13 > 0:18:16- It's our job to mitigate as much - of that hardship as we can.

0:18:17 > 0:18:19- Questions have been raised...

0:18:19 > 0:18:22- ..about David Cameron's support - for steel in Britain.

0:18:23 > 0:18:26- Last year, a Swedish company secured - a 4 billion deal...

0:18:26 > 0:18:29- ..to supply the Ministry of Defence - with steel.

0:18:29 > 0:18:33- That raises big questions for Kelvin - Edwards, a former steelworker.

0:18:34 > 0:18:37- The British Government haven't been - of any assistance to us.

0:18:37 > 0:18:39- They tend to give contracts...

0:18:40 > 0:18:43- ..for big things in this country - to foreign companies.

0:18:44 > 0:18:51- I can't see the French, Italian - or German governments doing that.

0:18:51 > 0:18:54- Alun Cairns MP's father - used to work as a welder...

0:18:54 > 0:18:56- ..at the Port Talbot steelworks.

0:18:57 > 0:18:59- That was before he lost his job - a few years ago.

0:18:59 > 0:19:02- He says his government - supports the industry...

0:19:02 > 0:19:05- ..and denies any claims otherwise.

0:19:06 > 0:19:08- A lot of these accusations - aren't true at all.

0:19:08 > 0:19:09- They're false.

0:19:10 > 0:19:13- A 3.9 billion contract...

0:19:13 > 0:19:18- ..was awarded to a Swedish company - to supply steel for use in defence.

0:19:18 > 0:19:20- Is that not true?

0:19:20 > 0:19:26- It's true that kind of steel isn't - produced in the United Kingdom.

0:19:26 > 0:19:29- That's why the contract - went to Sweden.

0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Would it not have been better idea - to invest in Britain...

0:19:32 > 0:19:36- ..and learn how to make this special - steel if we needed it so badly?

0:19:36 > 0:19:38- It's a huge contract.

0:19:38 > 0:19:40- Tata run their business.

0:19:40 > 0:19:43- They're the ones who know - where their market should be.

0:19:43 > 0:19:48- If they produced the kind of steel - that we're looking for...

0:19:48 > 0:19:53- ..there would be a much higher - chance that they won the contract.

0:19:53 > 0:19:56- The procurement rules have changed.

0:19:56 > 0:20:00- If they don't produce the steel - that's needed on one project...

0:20:00 > 0:20:02- It's a 3.9 billion project.

0:20:02 > 0:20:06- I would underline the HS2 project - that's worth 30 million.

0:20:06 > 0:20:10- I'd also underline the project - of electrifying the railway...

0:20:10 > 0:20:11- ..all the way to Swansea.

0:20:11 > 0:20:14- That's worth over 3 billion.

0:20:14 > 0:20:16- There are a lot of projects - out there...

0:20:17 > 0:20:20- ..where the British steel industry - can win and succeed.

0:20:21 > 0:20:24- That is one project - where no company in the UK...

0:20:24 > 0:20:28- ..produces the specialist steel - required for that contract.

0:20:29 > 0:20:33- According to Alun Cairns, the UK - government is doing everything...

0:20:34 > 0:20:38- ..in its power to create favourable - commercial conditions...

0:20:38 > 0:20:41- ..so Tata can flourish - in places like Port Talbot.

0:20:42 > 0:20:48- We've also acted and succeeded on - the calls made by the CEO at Tata.

0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Energy costs, - anti-dumping measures...

0:20:52 > 0:20:55- ..procurement in the UK - and business taxes.

0:20:55 > 0:20:57- That's what we've acted on.

0:20:57 > 0:20:59- People should measure - our successes...

0:21:00 > 0:21:02- ..against the calls - made by the company.

0:21:04 > 0:21:08- We wanted to speak to Tata but they - said nobody was available...

0:21:08 > 0:21:13- ..as they had to concentrate on - their business for the time being.

0:21:13 > 0:21:17- At present, Tata are consulting - on cutting 750 jobs...

0:21:17 > 0:21:20- ..from their Port Talbot - steelworks.

0:21:20 > 0:21:23- These figures will be put - in front of the company's heads...

0:21:23 > 0:21:25- ..in India in a few weeks.

0:21:25 > 0:21:30- They will decide if the level of - cuts are acceptable.

0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Jamie Jones is the third generation - of his family...

0:21:36 > 0:21:39- ..to work at the steelworks - in Port Talbot.

0:21:39 > 0:21:41- His worry is - that he will be the last.

0:21:41 > 0:21:46- He's hoping that there are measures - in place to save the site.

0:21:46 > 0:21:48- There's always hope.

0:21:49 > 0:21:52- I'd like to see the works last - and that there are jobs...

0:21:52 > 0:21:54- ..for the apprentices - who come through.

0:21:55 > 0:21:58- It would be difficult to believe - if it closed.

0:21:58 > 0:22:02- It's still going at the moment - so hopefully things turn around.

0:22:02 > 0:22:05- That's the only hope we have.

0:22:06 > 0:22:09- Emma Hutin-Pearcy and her husband - are living in hope.

0:22:09 > 0:22:13- She's calling on Tata to think - about Port Talbot's families...

0:22:14 > 0:22:15- ..as they make their decision.

0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Tata is a family company - out in India.

0:22:19 > 0:22:23- That is how they started - as a company.

0:22:23 > 0:22:29- I just hope they'll think about us - as families in Port Talbot...

0:22:30 > 0:22:34- ..and the effect this will have - on us as a family...

0:22:34 > 0:22:36- ..and the families in Port Talbot.

0:22:39 > 0:22:42- Despite the steel accident - that killed her brother...

0:22:42 > 0:22:47- ..Emma's family haven't turned their - backs on Port Talbot's steelworks.

0:22:47 > 0:22:50- Her hope now is that others - show the same support.

0:22:50 > 0:22:55- We could have moved away - but this is where my heart is.

0:22:58 > 0:23:01- Our family is all around us...

0:23:01 > 0:23:08- ..and because of the graveyard, - we could never move away.

0:23:09 > 0:23:13- I can't even imagine - living anywhere else.

0:23:20 > 0:23:25- Next week, we hear complaints about - the communications business, BT.

0:23:26 > 0:23:29- They are incredibly bad - at communication.

0:23:30 > 0:23:32- About phone lines.

0:23:32 > 0:23:36- We pay the same as every one else - but we don't get the service.

0:23:37 > 0:23:38- And broadband.

0:23:38 > 0:23:42- BT needs to give a definitive answer - about what happens and when.

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