Today/Reuters-Oct 21

The United States (US) has barred imports from Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corp over alleged forced labor practices at the company, the fourth Malaysian firm to face such a ban in the past 15 months.Malaysian factories — which make everything from palm oil to medical gloves and iPhone components — have increasingly come under scrutiny over allegations of abuse of foreign workers, who form a significant part of the country’s manufacturing workforce. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 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 (Oct 20). In May, Supermax said it adhered to labour laws on the treatment of migrant workers and was committed to combating forced labour, following a media report that the CBP had opened investigations into the company. Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/world/us-bars-malaysian-glove-maker-supermax-over-alleged-labour-abuses