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70 percent are immigrants , so it ’ s an incredibly multi-cultural workforce . We also employ a number of people with disabilities , which has given them fresh opportunities to work outside of their homes . When we were immigrants , it was really hard to find jobs , so we want to make it more accessible to others .
“ We get a lot of referrals ,” Aisha concludes , “ from people ’ s positive experiences in getting established and settled with Herbaland . At this point , it ’ s become more of a social responsibility to create opportunities for as many different people as possible , rather than just generating revenue for the company . It ’ s something for which we feel incredibly grateful to be able to offer .” ■
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