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The United States bans imports of gloves made by the Malaysian company Brightway Group. The American authorities suspect her of using forced labor. This is not the first time that such sanctions have been taken.
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has ordered domestic ports not to let in disposable gloves produced by three companies in the group as of Monday, December 20. A decision taken after months of investigations.
The first warning signs go back to just a year ago. Malaysian law enforcement then raided the Brightway sites and discovered workers were living in containers in squalid conditions. Conditions that a minister had compared to modern slavery.
CBP then opened an investigation. During its investigations, the agency identified 10 of the 11 indicators of forced labor listed by the International Labor Organization (ILO).
Worrisome working conditions
This is the sixth time in 18 months that a Malaysian company has been banned from exporting its products to the United States. And for the fifth time, it is a glove producer. Brightway closely follows Supermax, sanctioned in October. The group has since announced an investment of $ 350 million to build its first plant in the United States.
Working conditions in Malaysia Some contractors are also worried. British home appliance group Dyson recently broke with a supplier.
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