Talleres de Nazaret News Letter

2010-02-17T21:55:00.000-08:00

It was a humble beginning in the world of work with Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Nazareth as models, making the original inspiration of our Founders, Blessed Bonifacia, SSJ, and Fr. Francisco Butiña, SJ, a reality in our present time and context.

Talleres de Nazaret is both a home and a workplace. Its existence draws its meaning from an experience of life-giving relationships among God’s children. It aims to help and empower, in and through work, especially women workers and youth at risk who have not embraced their worth, yet are eager to develop themselves as persons and as workers knowing that they, too, can be agents of change.

Fr. Francisco Butiña, SJ, and Blessed Bonifacia Rodriguez, SSJ— founders of the

SIERVAS DE SAN JOSE

The first Talleres de Nazaret in the Philippines was born on February 22, 1988 in the Novitiate Community in Mandaluyong, a concrete response by the Siervas de San Jose to the dire need for work of young women at risk. Starting with 3 skilled sewers, 2 fulltime SSJ sisters, and 6 sheltered girls, the TdN Mandaluyong began its operations with orders of uniforms for 2 Catholic schools with a combined population of 1,800 students. The capital used for materials and for labor cost were provided by the SSJ Province including the old manual sewing machines.

As the volume of production increased, more workers were employed and new high speed machines were added, mostly funded by the Taller de Solidaridad (TDS) , a non-governmental agency founded & based in Madrid, Spain.

At present there are 25 women workers with ages ranging from 18 to 41 years old,, 14 of whom come from Mandaluyong City while eleven reside in Pateros, in a TDS- funded Housing Project for regular workers.

The workers are given regular Human & Christian formation as well as Capability Building sessions which contribute to promote the Talleres de Nazaret brand slogan “DIGNIDAD, SOLIDARIDAD, CALIDAD”. They make products of HARMONIZED PRAYER-WORK: apparel, bags & accessories.

...its vision

The Talleres de Nazaret, empowering workers and upholding the dignity of work and the workers, creating products of harmonized prayer-work with excellent quality and service

...its mission...

In the spirit of our Founders Fr. Francisco, SJ and Bl. Bonifacia, SSJ, we commit ourselves:

> To live out the principles of FAIR TRADE:

○ dignified working conditions

○ just wages with benefits

○ wholistic formation

○ social responsibility

○ respect & care for creation

○ absence of child labor & exploitation

> To be creative in the development of our products and responsive to the needs of our customers

> To adhere to high quality standards of products by customers and / or certifying agencies

...its growth

From being small and unknown, like a mustard seed, Talleres de Nazaret has grown and opened its branches to cater to our valued customers & friends in different places

· TdN Mandaluyong— Unforms, tshirt, bags, accessories: 1988

· TdN Quezon City - Liturgical Vestments : 1990

· TdN Cebu—Liturgical Vestments: 2001

· TdN Silay —uniforms, tshirts, bags & accessories, baked products: 2004

· TdN Rosario, Cavite—Seafood delicacies: 2006

· TdN Tagaytay—Pineapple based products: 2007

For more information about us, you may visit: http://talleresdenazaret.org/

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2009-08-31T18:45:00.000-07:00

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