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Malaysia's scandal-hit Supermax pays $8m in compensation to migrant workers

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KUALA LUMPUR - Supermax Corp Bhd, a Malaysian medical glove maker accused of using forced labour at its factories, said on Tuesday (Feb 8) it had so far paid some $6 million (S$8 million) to migrant workers to cover recruitment fees and other costs. The United States has banned imports of its products since October and last month Canada terminated...

An Indonesian labourer rests outside his temporary accommodation near Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur, on May 6, 2014.KUALA LUMPUR - Supermax Corp Bhd, a Malaysian medical glove maker accused of using forced labour at its factories, said on Tuesday it had so far paid some $6 million to migrant workers to cover recruitment fees and other costs.

In addition to funds to cover the recruitment fees that its migrant workers paid, Supermax said it had made one-off goodwill payments of 5,000 ringgit each to all current workers on Monday and former workers are also set to receive the same amount.

Malaysian factories making everything from medical gloves to palm oil have increasingly come under scrutiny over allegations that they abuse foreign workers, who form a significant part of the manufacturing workforce.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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