Ngakho-ke, ngoMashi 20, ngemuva kokuba uMbusi u-Andrew Cuomo eyalele ukuthi kuvalwe amabhizinisi angadingekile, odade uVeronica noDeborah Kim baphoqeleka ukuthi basebenze esitolo sokuhlobisa kanye nomqondo iPanda International baxoshe abasebenzi abayisi-8, kanti isitolo sithengisa imihlobiso efana nemibimbi noma amaribhoni.Amathuluzi okuthunga afana nezimpahla zokugqoka nomsebenzi wokuthunga adumile ku-West 38th Street adumile phakathi kwabafundi nabaklami embonini yemfashini.Bese bevala umnyango.
“Sikhathazekile,” uVeronica uneminyaka engu-28 kulo nyaka, uyi-CEO yenkampani eyasungulwa nguyise u-Won Koo “David” Kim.“Bekufanele sithumele izisebenzi eziningi emakhaya zithathe amaholide, bese silinda okwenzeka ngokulandelayo.”
Okwenzeka ngokulandelayo ukuthi inani elikhulu lama-elastic oda akhishwe ngokuzumayo eqenjini lamawebhusayithi e-Ebay avame ukulala.Lokhu kwenziwa yiqembu lamaMelika.Umsebenzi bekuwukuhlomisa asebekhulile nabasebenzi bezokwelapha ngemaski ukuze bavikeleke ku-coronavirus.
Ngenxa yokushoda komamaski ezibhedlela nasemakhaya asebekhulile, amakhulu amavolontiya ezweni lonke abelokhu encipha ngemuva kwemishini yawo yokuthunga ukuze akhiqize eyawo imishini yokuthunga.Kodwa kunzima ukuthola izinto ezinwebekayo zokulungisa imaski.Ngokwemibiko, abenzi bezimpahla zezingane basebenzisa iziqeshana ze-ponytail, amabhande ezinwele kanye nama-cloth strips njengezinye.
UDeborah Kim, 24, uthe izifunda ezikude njenge-Indiana, Kentucky kanye neCalifornia zi-oda intambo eyi-intshi eyi-intshi nama-intshi ayisishiyagalombili kanye nama-elastomer alukiweyo.
Uthe esinye sezizathu zokwenyuka kwama-oda kubasiki bengqephu abathole iziqu zokukhiqiza imaski kwaCuomo base bebala iPanda International njengomthombo wempahla.
Umndeni wakwaKim wawugcina umnyango uvaliwe kumakhasimende angenayo, kodwa ngaphakathi, ngokushesha enze isenzo sesikhungo, wasungula ibhizinisi eliku-inthanethi, wagxila ekuletheni ukuguquguquka kumakhasimende, waze waqasha abasebenzi ababili kwabayisishiyagalombili ababadelile .
Elinye lamakhasimende abo amasha uKaren Allvin, isisebenzi sezobuchwepheshe esizinze eVirginia.Yena nezingane zakubo bethula iphrojekthi ye-GoFundMe ethi “Ake Siphefumule”, bethumela izinkulungwane zamamaski kubantu abadala emakhaya asebekhulile kanye nabasebenzi bezokwelapha.Isisebenzi sesitolo somakoti sendawo sincome i-panda ku-Allvin.
“Ngahlanza cishe izitolo zezindwangu ezihlukene eziyisithupha, futhi lezi zitolo zathola amabhande okunwebeka amaningi ngangokunokwenzeka, futhi ngokushesha ngabona ukuthi amabhande okunwebeka ayezoba umgoqo wethu,” kusho u-Allvin."Babalulekile empumelelweni yethu yokuthola imaski engu-8,500 XNUMX njengamanje esatshalaliswa ezifundazweni eziyisikhombisa, ngoba kunzima ukuthola ukuguquguquka."
ULisa Sun, ongumnikazi nomsiki wengqephu wenkampani yemfashini yaseNew York, iGravitas, uchaze i-panda njengesikhungo esisemkhakheni wemfashini esihlanganisa abafundi beFashion Institute neParsons College.
Ubaba kaKims u-Won Koo “David” Kim wavula isitolo ngo-1993 ngemva kokuthuthela eNew York nokusebenza endaweni yezingubo.Bobabili odade bazalelwa edolobheni, kodwa manje bahlala enyakatho yeNew Jersey, eneminyaka engu-53 lapho ebulawa yi-leukemia eminyakeni emihlanu edlule.
Uthe: “Sasivame ukuba namadayimane ashisayo, bese senza amaphrojekthi amancane sisebancane sawafaka ezikibheni zethu,”
Namuhla, isidingo esikhulu kakhulu ngamabhande alukiweyo kanye nezintambo zokunwebeka zamamaski obuso, kodwa uDade Kim uthe abanye abantu ba-oda amabhande okunwebeka omaskandi noma izingubo zasesibhedlela.Ngesonto eledlule, baphelelwe yizinto ezilukiwe ezilukiwe, ezidume kakhulu kubakhiqizi bamaski.Ba-oda okwengeziwe.
Bangenisa amabhande okunwebeka avela e-India nase-China nasemafektri kulo lonke elaseMelika.Ngemva kokuthengwa kwezintambo zokunwebeka ezigoqiwe futhi ezilukiwe, zisikwa zibe ubude, zipakishwe futhi zithunyelwe kumakhasimende.
UVeronica uthe: “INew York isenombono wokuthi konke kusadingeka kwenziwe ngokushesha.”“(Ngenxa) yalolu bhubhane, kunzima ukuthi noma ngubani asebenze njengenjwayelo, ngakho sithole amaphakheji amaningi angatholwanga ngesikhathi.Umlayezo okhungathekisayo wabantu.”
UVeronica uthe i-oda libambezelekile ngenxa yokugcinwa kwe-US Postal Service.Uthe lena yinselelo enkulu yokuvula kabusha.
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