Players throughout the denim industry did their part to assist, pausing regularly scheduled production and utilizing facilities for essential items such as face masks, personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitization products. Some provided financial support for nonprofits and hospitals to assist local groups affected by the pandemic, and others supported their employees through disaster relief grants. But while support was given to frontline workers in need of supplies and corporate employees affected by the pandemic, hardships felt throughout the rest of the supply chain—arguably the segments that needed the most support—were largely overlooked, and in some cases, deepened.