KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel in Cleveland have siezed a shipment of 3.97 million nitrile disposable gloves made by a subsidiary of Top Glove Corp Bhd worth US$518,000 due to information indicating that they were made by forced labour.
In a statement, the agency said the shipment was seized after an inspection by CBP officers revealed that the gloves were produced in Malaysia by a subsidiary of Top Glove.
“This seizure sends a strong message that CBP will not tolerate imports made by forced labor, which is a form of modern slavery that hurts vulnerable workers and threatens our economy,” said Diann Rodriguez, Area Port Director-Cleveland. “CBP continues to facilitate the importation of legitimate PPE needed for the COVID-19 pandemic while ensuring that the PPE is authorized and safe for use.”
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