KUALA LUMPUR: Top Glove Corp Bhd (Top Glove) has been permitted to resume exporting and selling gloves to the United States (US) effective September 10, following a revision to the US Customs and Border Protection's Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) findings.
The company, in a statement, said the CBP has affirmed that disposable gloves made by Top Glove in Malaysia would be admissible at all US ports of entry.
Previously, the CBP directed the country's ports to seize Top Glove's goods, and despite the ban, the authorities seized latex gloves made by Top Glove in July last year after the CBP found a shipment in Kansas City.
And in March this year, the CBP found evidence of multiple forced labour indicators in Top Glove's production process, including debt bondage, excessive overtime, abusive working and living conditions, and retention of identity documents. As a result, it directed its officials to seize goods from the manufacturer.
Top Glove expressed its utmost appreciation to CBP for its responsiveness in the modification of the finding and thanked the Malaysian government and the company's valued stakeholders for their support and understanding in this matter.
"Top Glove remains committed to the health, safety and well being of its people.
"The company will continue to work hard and smart towards becoming an industry leader in this area and meeting the growing expectations of its stakeholders," it said.