Rubber gloves entering Australia from Malaysia could be linked to forced labour, with US restricting imports
Rubber gloves used in Australia's fight against coronavirus could be produced by slave labour, corporate watchdogs warn, after the United States banned imports of products from the world's largest manufacturer.
Malaysia's Top Glove, which is estimated to produce one in five gloves globally, had a detention order imposed on its products by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 15.
This means its products will be detained by US authorities until Top Glove either exports the shipment from American soil or can demonstrate that the merchandise was not produced with forced labour.
A spokesperson for the CBP told the ABC the decision was "based on reasonable evidence of forced labour in the manufacturing process".
"The evidence reveals multiple International Labour Organization (ILO) indicators of forced labour, including debt bondage, excessive overtime, retention of identification documents, and abusive working and living conditions," they said.
In a statement responding to the detention order, Top Glove said it had "already resolved" alleged labour violations against migrant workers at its facilities.
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2020-07-20 05:03:00Z
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