Top Glove working to resolve US sanction, Azmin says


Senior Minister cum International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said the company is currently engaging with US authorities after the US Customs placed Top Glove Sdn Bhd and TG Medical Sdn Bhd on its Withhold Release Order list; a move taken against firms suspected of using forced labour.

MELAKA: The world’s biggest rubber glove manufacturer, Top Glove Corp Bhd is working to address the detention order imposed by the United States (US) Customs on imports from two of its subsidiaries to ensure undisrupted supply of rubber gloves supply amidst the global COVID-19 crisis.

Senior Minister cum International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said the company is currently engaging with US authorities after the US Customs placed Top Glove Sdn Bhd and TG Medical Sdn Bhd on its Withhold Release Order list; a move taken against firms suspected of using forced labour.

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