Malaysia: Kimberly-Clark sued over alleged abuse by supplier; incl. co. statement
요약
보고된 날짜: 2024년 9월 26일
위치: 말레이시아
기업 페이지
Brightway Holdings - Employer , Kimberly-Clark - Buyer영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 13
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 13 - 방글라데시 , 제조: 일반 , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )토픽들
강제 노동 및 현대 노예제도 , 임금 착취 , 식량권 , 물 접근성 , 강간과 성적 학대 , 폭력 , 신분증 압류결과
Response sought: 네
응답을 볼 수 있는 외부 링크: (더 알아보기)
시행된 조치: 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.”
출처: 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.”