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US import ban on Top Glove products tarnishes country’s image, says Human Resources minister
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Publish date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021, 08:20 PM
BANTING, March 30 — The country’s image has been tarnished following the issue of Top Glove facing the latest import ban by the US Department of Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) on all its disposable gloves, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.
This follows US CBP, yesterday, directing personnel at its all ports of entry to seize disposable gloves produced by Top Glove because the company is believed to be using forced labour.
“If they are innocent, they should not be punished. Top Glove still has room to appeal to US CBP.
“I will not compromise with any party that abuses the workers. I will resolve this issue,” he told the media after attending a meeting with the Sime Darby Plantation Bhd workers here, today.
He said that when our country was colonised by the British, the Indian community who became workers were never persecuted.
Meanwhile his ministry, in a statement issued in conjunction with the meeting, said that it also held a dialogue session with plantation workers to explain about the workers housing project under the Skim Khas Pembiayaan Rumah Pekerja Estet (SKRE).
It said that SKRE was a government initiative in the form of a revolving fund given specifically to all eligible plantation workers by offering a soft loan facility with the lowest interest rate of 2 per cent, that can be applied for through Bank Simpanan Nasional.
The objective of SKRE is to address the issue of home ownership among plantation workers and also aims to help homeless workers in the event of changes in plantation management or if a plantation is sold for development purposes.
The scheme is also one of the efforts to attract and retain local workers to continue working in the plantation sector, and reducing dependence on foreign labour. — Bernama
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/03/30/us-import-ban-on-top-glove-products-tarnishes-countrys-image-says-human-res/1962444
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Not many people in the world know where is Malaysia actually.. If you have opportunity to go to oversea you will be surprised that people most likely know where is Singapore than Malaysia!
2021-03-30 22:36
where is Malaysia?
thats easy, thats the place where people live in trees, use bamboo as binoculars and play with green coconuts.
2021-03-30 22:39
god bless our corporate when we have minister that only know how to point finger but not facilitate private business to grow.
2021-03-31 09:13
mr minister said that when meeting with sime darby? why not telling the same to sime darby?
2021-03-31 09:14
US is jealous they not major gloves manufacturer so they attack Malaysian gloves. Just like they attack Malaysian Palm Oil. Just like they attach China tech cos US jealous China tech is more advanced than US tech.
2021-03-31 12:59
Why charged TG for improper accommodation n give cbp for proof to banned TG? Later Govt no money to pay your salary n perks!
2021-03-31 13:03
Soon any products by migrant workers will b banned! FGV n Sime kena. Many more to come?
2021-03-31 13:07
Using convict to produce glove?
Don't point fingers to others before looking to yourselves.
Moreover, the convict endangered themselves to save American life & properties, but yet the pay was so little. WAF.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/14/california-is-paying-inmates-1-an-hour-to-fight-wildfires.html
2021-04-01 10:08
IF I WERE MINISTER I WOULD LOOK AT WAYS TO SUPPORT TOP GLOVE AND
1. I WOULD HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVELIHOOD DUE TO THE PANDEMIC TO BE RETRAINED,
2. OFFER THE JOBLESS SCHOLARSHIP TO ACQUIRE MORE KNOWLEDGE AND JOIN COMPANIES NEEDING LOCALS TO JOIN THEIR TEAM.
3. CHECK WHETHER THE US DEMANDS ARE JUSTIFIED; NEARLY A YEAR SINCE PROBLEM STARTED. US HAS ALSO MADE SIMILAR DEMANDS ONFGV AND SIME PLANTATIONS
4. WE MUST SUPPORT OUR OWN COMPANIES/INDUSTRIES
2021-04-01 10:53
Dusti has constructive approach compared to a minister! It is really disappointing to have this type of mentality and incapability governing our country. They ignore their own accountability in this issue. They have also forgotten that the glove export is one of our savers during the pandemic, and in fact all industries are crucial for our economy. The relevant ministers should work together with the companies and dissolve the issue unitedly.
2021-04-01 16:23
Can’t copy and paste a quote which I read today 1st April so I’m going to type it out.
“ April Fools Day is cancelled this year.
Because no prank is greater than the joke
that is running this country right now !! “
2021-04-01 16:50
Soon TG will not b offering 9000 new jobs n our capable minister of manpower will come in to fill this void.
2021-04-01 18:15
Our Human Resources minister is a dumbfounded person.... instead of supporting our own people, he is siding with US who is the BIGGEST BULLY today.
2021-04-01 20:23
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So, indirectly you are saying Top Glove tarnished Malaysia's image?
2021-03-30 22:27