Malaysia: Kimberly-Clark sued over alleged abuse by supplier; incl. co. statement
摘要
日期: 2024年9月26日
地点: 马来西亚
企业
Brightway Holdings - Employer , Kimberly-Clark - Buyer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 13
外劳和移民工人: ( 13 - 孟加拉国 , 制造业：综合 , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )议题
强迫劳动与当代奴隶制 , Wage Theft , 食物权 , 水的获取 , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , 殴打和暴力 , 扣留身份证件回应
Response sought: 是
回应的外部链接： (查看更多)
后续行动: 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.”
信息来源: 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.”