KUALA LUMPUR: Top Glove Corp Bhd may appeal to the United States' Customs & Border Protection (CBP) regarding the latest forced labour claim.
Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan said the company must make official appeal to the agency to prove its innocence and why it should not be penalised.
He, however, stressed that the ministry would not hesitate to take action against the company should the allegation of abusing its workers was true.
"I will not compromise with anyone on the issue of abusing workers.
"During the time our country had been colonised by the British, (even) the Indian community who became workers were never treated in such manner," he said.
Saravanan said industry players should not be upset if stern action was taken against them.
"Our image has been tarnished," he said.
CBP Office of Trade has published a forced labour finding against Top Glove Corp Bhd in the Customs Bulletin and in the Federal Register.
It has also directed authorities at all United States (US) ports of entry to begin seizing disposable gloves produced by Top Glove.
In a statement by the company today, its US counsels were liaising with CBP's representatives for sufficient information to "meaningfully address the issuance of the recent finding."
Top Glove also said it continued to take extensive remedial actions to further improve its practices and internal control measures with regard to labour management.
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I am sure Top Glove and their US counsels will pursue the serious matter diligently
Meanwhile there are issues which would benefit from the right attention and advice
A. Re-skilling of employees who have lost their jobs
B. Speed up the creation of opportunities for people who have lost their jobs
C. Scholarships for jobless people to advance their education
D. Check other industries to ensure their operations / employment of workers don’t run foul of local rules
E. Industries/companies must be supported by the GOVERNMENT if foreign governments make unreasonable demands
I HOPE MALAYSIA WILL STAND TALL AT ALL TIMES
2021-03-31 17:36