{"id":12128,"date":"2021-10-21T14:54:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T06:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=12128"},"modified":"2021-10-21T14:54:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T06:54:38","slug":"glovemaker-supermax-hit-by-us-ban-over-forced-labour-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=12128","title":{"rendered":"Glovemaker Supermax hit by US ban over forced labour claims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 21 — The US has barred imports from rubber glovemaker Supermax over alleged forced labour and abuses, the latest firm from Malaysia to face such a ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malaysia is home to millions of migrant workers employed in manufacturing and agriculture, but critics say they are often mistreated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the ban on Supermax gloves after a probe found indications of forced labour in the firm\u2019s manufacturing operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCBP has ample evidence to conclude that Supermax\u2026 and its subsidiaries produce gloves in violation of US trade law,\u201d said agency official AnnMarie R Highsmith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cUntil Supermax and its subsidiaries can prove their manufacturing processes are free of forced labour, their goods are not welcome here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agency did not give details about the alleged labour abuse at the company, which exports to over 160 countries and can produce up to 24 billion gloves a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But migrant rights activist Andy Hall, who investigated Supermax, said workers\u2019 complaints ranged from being unable to leave factory compounds, to cramped living conditions and unlawful salary deductions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hall said he hoped \u201cthis trade enforcement action against the company will lead to a swift change in the abusive living and work conditions faced by the company\u2019s workers in Malaysia\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supermax shares were down more than 10% in afternoon trade on the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malaysia\u2019s glove makers, whose business has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic, typically employ workers from South Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US barred imports from the world\u2019s top latex glove manufacturer, Top Glove, earlier this year over alleged labour abuses, but the ban was lifted in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two palm oil companies, Sime Darby Plantation and FGV Holdings, were also hit with US import bans in 2020 over similar concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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