My family has been a patron of Unlad
shirts ever since. We are benefitting from its quality and I am well aware that
the makers of these shirts are among
the people who are given a second chance in life. Unlad factories are mostly located at the FYM Foundation relocation sites – wherein victims of various disasters (victims of
storms/flooding, volcanic eruptions etc.) had been transferred by the Church
Administration for sustainable living.
Yes, MOST of the refugees
are members of the Church BUT the Unlad factory workers are not limited to
the members alone. There are also
workers from other religions. Most of
them never had an experience in sewing
or operating sewing machines. The
factories are not built for PROFITS as
the primary purpose but to extend
help – that is why the sewers are not limited to experienced workers. Those who do not have income are trained first with allowances because
the Church Administration knew they
badly need a source of income to start their life with.
Here are among the products of these Unlad Factories:
V-Neck
White Shirts
The V-necks are made-up of thicker but still comfy cotton cloth. The edgings are really clean and remarkable!
The shoulders of the v-neck are reinforced with piped-cloth and edged with
stitch again. The design team must have studied the most common ‘tear’ portions of the shirt due to prolonged
use.
Round-Neck
Printed Shirts
The print is rubberized and does not fade. The
over-all shirt appearance is really neatly -sewn. Like the V-neck, all the joining sides are edged with stitch.
Colored
Polo-shirts
Still, the cloth used is of good quality. It does not bleed (color
fast) when washed (hindi humahawa o
kumukupas) – that is why there is an assurance of its lasting bright color.
Buying Advantages:
- Durability
Honestly speaking, the shirts are of good quality. The cloth is not
the cheap and sheer kind. The sides were reinforced, sewn with edging so as not to expose the cloth
joint where the stitches are – it makes the shirts durable when washing. You will grow tired of using it BUT it will
still be wearable, I guarantee it would last longer without the runs and edge-slashes
with proper care.
- Comfort
Cotton material. No worries of wearing transparent
(sheer/see-through) shirt.
- Economy
Sold cheaper than the ones we can buy around, for a best quality shirt.
- Charity
This is one of the GREATEST plus the shirts from Unlad have. Although, the Church
Administration is not vocal about this, every time we buy, we HELP BUILD better future for those families that
once became misfortunate from their previous homes around the country. Patronizing the products from Unlad is just a way of sharing with
their journey in renewing their lives.
We can not expect our FYM Foundation to FOCUS supporting them for a
LIFETIME because disasters come
without a warning and the aftermath would mostly be homeless and helpless
victims from another place and time again – they would ALSO need relief. The homes to live with and fully-furnished
factories (with machines and equipment) as livelihood are great aid and it
would be too much to ask the
Foundation for the salaries and lifetime operations
support.
Teaching the beneficiaries
self-sustainability and responsibility is a
good virtue in order for them to appreciate the fruits of their diligence
as well as the value of their hard-earned money.
Workers in Unlad Factories
are given aid not just for a day but for a lifetime
without the feeling that they have depended their lives from ‘pity’ or alms but from a decent work they can be proud of.
Every factory has overhead expenses (electricity/water etc.) to take
care of as well as salaries to pay for and marketing and selling (transpo)
expenses but the shirts are still priced FAIRLY
just enough to keep the manufacturing
cycle moving on and on like the lives of the workers as well as their
families – and that is because we patronize the shirts.
As of this date, the factories are EXCLUSIVELY sewing for the needs
of the church members – for occasions, special needs, INC engineers,
architects, construction workers, and church officers’ uniforms etc.
Have you bought
your share of the ‘second chance’ shirt?
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