Carian mengenai topik labour abuse

Many took loans to pay recruitment fees, but are unable to start repaying them without jobs or salaries, Andy Hall said.

US says Malaysian rubber glove maker YTY Industry Holdings Sdn Bhd has resolved suspected labour abuses.

The total settlement amount exceeded the original claim of around RM5 million, said the workers' lawyer Chandra Segaran.

According to the complaint, the workers paid high recruitment fees, worked long hours with few or no rest days, had their passports taken.

Despite lifting a COVID-19 freeze on recruiting foreign workers in February, Malaysia has not seen a significant return of migrant workers.

The move is a further reputational blow for Sime Darby and for Malaysia, which faces mounting allegations of labour abuses of migrant workers in various industries.

The move comes after US Customs and Border Protection in October banned imports from Supermax over alleged labour abuses.

Malaysia's govt and companies must address mounting allegations of workplace abuse of migrant labourers who fuel the country's economy.

IOI said while it had been made aware of the letter, it had not been notified directly by the CBP.

Workers said they faced intimidation from Goodyear after they filed the lawsuits.

Top Glove has said in the past months that it has taken extensive rectification actions to improve its labour practices.

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