Malaysia: Kimberly-Clark sued over alleged abuse by supplier; incl. co. statement
要約
Date Reported: 2024年9月26日
場所: マレーシア
企業
Brightway Holdings - Employer , Kimberly-Clark - Buyer関連
Total individuals affected: 13
移住者・移民労働者: ( 13 - バングラデシュ , 製造業: 一般 , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )課題
強制労働と現代の奴隷制 , Wage Theft , 食の権利 , 水へのアクセス , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , 殴打及び暴力 , 身分証明書の取り上げ回答
Response sought: はい
External link to response: (Find out more)
取られた措置: In a statement from Kimberly-Clark, the company says it filed a motion to dismiss the case earlier this year, saying: “We believe the allegations raised in the Brightway Group lawsuit, filed in August 2022, are unfounded and have sought the dismissal of the lawsuit. It’s important to know that this facility in Malaysia is not operated by Kimberly-Clark and we stopped working with Brightway in 2021.”
情報源のタイプ: News outlet
"Kimberly-Clark sued over alleged abuse of supplier’s workers", 27 September 2024
Former Malaysian plant workers are suing Kimberly-Clark after alleged abuse at one of the company’s suppliers overseas.
These are federal charges, alleging forced labor at a plant in Malaysia.
The documents show the 13 plaintiffs are all citizens of Bangladesh and worked in Malaysia for Brightway Group, a key supplier for Kimberly Clark Corporation.
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In a statement from Kimberly-Clark, the company says it filed a motion to dismiss the case earlier this year, saying:
“We believe the allegations raised in the Brightway Group lawsuit, filed in August 2022, are unfounded and have sought the dismissal of the lawsuit. It’s important to know that this facility in Malaysia is not operated by Kimberly-Clark and we stopped working with Brightway in 2021.”