Kajang glovemaker suspended, workers found living in shipping containers

By RAHIMY RAHIM

Pic courtesy of Kwong Wah Jit Poh

PETALING JAYA: A glove company in Kajang has been ordered to shut down for seven days for failing to comply with Covid-19 preventative measures, with media reports saying that its workers were shockingly found living in shipping containers.

The closure notice said the factory has been ordered to shut down from Dec 24-30 to help curb the spread of Covid-19.

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Glove Factory Kajang , Workers Welfare , Squalid Conditions , Covid-19 , Housing Act , M. Saravanan

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