US: Customs and Border Protection detains imports from glove manufacturer Brightway over alleged forced labour
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 20 Dic 2021
Ubicación: Malasia
Empresas
Brightway Holdings - Employer , Ansell - BuyerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 781
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Ubicación desconocida , Manufactura: General , Gender not reported )Temas
Trabajo forzado y formas contemporáneas de esclavitud , Precarious/Unsuitable Living ConditionsRespuesta
Response sought: No
Tipo de fuente: Government publication
CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Brightway Group
[…] Effective December 20, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain disposable gloves produced in Malaysia by Brightway Holdings Sdn Bhd, Laglove (M) Sdn Bhd, and Biopro (M) Sdn Bhd (collectively, Brightway Group).
CBP issued a Withhold Release Order against Brightway Group based on information that reasonably indicates the use of forced labor in that entity’s manufacturing operations. CBP identified 10 of the 11 International Labour Organization’s indicators of forced labor during its investigation. […]