KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The United States has barred imports from Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corp over alleged forced labour practices at the company, the fourth Malaysian firm to face such a ban in the past 15 months.
The US Customs and Border Protection issued a ‘Withhold Release Order’ that prohibits imports from Supermax based on reasonable information that indicates the use of forced labour in the company’s manufacturing operations, it said in a statement on Wednesday. The CBP was referring to forced labour indicators identified by the International Labour Organisation that include excessive hours, debt bondage, physical and sexual violence, abusive working and living conditions.Supermax did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The firm’s shares fell more than 9 per cent in early trade on Thursday.
He said the workers paid high recruitment fees — which resulted in debt bondage - faced unlawful wage deductions and lived in cramped conditions.Supermax’s bigger Malaysian rival Top Glove — the world’s largest latex glove maker — was barred by the CBP over similar allegations last July, but the ban was lifted last month after the company resolved the labour issues.
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