US: Customs and Border Protection detains imports from glove manufacturer Brightway over alleged forced labour
Resumo
Data informada: 20 Dez 2021
Localização: Malásia
Empresas
Brightway Holdings - Employer , Ansell - BuyerAfetados
Total de pessoas afetadas: 781
Trabalhadores migrantes e imigrantes: ( Número desconhecido - Localização desconhecida , Manufatura: geral , Gender not reported )Temas
Trabalho Forçado e trabalho análogo à escravidão , Precarious/Unsuitable Living ConditionsResposta
Response sought: Não
Tipo de fonte: 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. […]