US Lifts Import Ban on Malaysia’s Good Glove

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The US lifted a 17-month import ban on merchandise from Malaysian rubber glove maker Good Glove, saying the corporate has addressed exploitative labour practices.

U.S. Customs and Border Safety (CBP) in November 2021 sanctioned imports from Good Glove and its group of firms over the alleged use of compelled labour at its manufacturing services.

Good Glove, which makes gloves used within the medical and meals industries, had then mentioned it was against compelled labour and dedicated to the well-being of its employees.

In an announcement on Wednesday, the CBP mentioned Good Glove has taken varied remediation measures, together with repaying recruitment charges borne by migrant employees. Activists say the onerous charges end in debt bondage.

Good Glove additionally improved employees’ residing situations, and carried out new worker-centered insurance policies and procedures, the CBP mentioned.

The corporate didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Malaysian firms, together with a few of the world’s main suppliers of palm oil and medical gloves, have come beneath elevated scrutiny over suspected abuse of international employees, a big a part of the nation’s manufacturing workforce.

(Reporting by A. Ananthalakshmi; Modifying by Kanupriya Kapoor)

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