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price [of the face mask] is okay, and second, their husbands are
jobless.
Every day, members of Igting produce at least 6,000 face masks. A piece rater
may earn from Php 300 to 900 per day, depending on how fast he/she works. In the
following weeks, CAMP Asia had two subsequent orders of about 60,000 and 45,000
face masks, respectively. Igting is also currently planning and learning to sew personal
protective equipment (PPEs) as another product to offer their clients. However, the
officers of Igting started to worry again as they are about to finish producing the face
masks and no new job order is in sight.
Finally, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) promised to give subsidy to
Igting, to which members are grateful for. The DTI promised to give materials that
can be made into disposable face masks. Wennie shared:
The DTI said they will leave it up to us to look for our potential
clients whatever we can produce out of the materials they will
Figure 3.3
After a month of work stoppage, Igting members are back at the sewing center with more
determination and courage than ever.
Photo by Igting
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