are comparable to standards and wages in the united states so that american factories can compete on a level playing field. meantime, though, dylan rhadigan is trying to send a message to large multi-national companies outside of the ppe sector that take advantage of cheap labor in asia. as we know, paula, far too many of those to even begin to list. he says if you can make money in the united states, making something like a nitro glove, literally only worth a few pennies, shue have no problem making bigger ticket items like shoes, tablets, phones and still treat employees very well. but, of course, rhadigan has yet to prove he can actually make money and doesn t expect to sell his first shipment of gloves until february at the earliest. interesting. it is a tall order, but i m glad you pointed out just the issues with, for instance, slave labor, and really trying to really authenticate where any of these gloves with this medical
suppliers from masks to medical gowns and hospital gloves but a factory in illinois is among those hoping to change that. scott mclean following all this and, scott, make it at home seems like a mantra that s really worth it when it comes to supplies that arguably contribute to national security. has there been a change since the pandemic started? reporter: certainly, paula, the u.s. government sin vesting a lot of money to make the u.s. less reliant on asian. e! but there are also american companies who say they can make money without any government help. that s surprising s to make something like a nitro glove requires very expensive equipment and complex chemistry as well. there are now at least a dozen nitro glove factories popping up across the united states, and all but one are starting from scratch. literally hot off the production