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.JPG "Officials from the Labor Department carry out checks at the workers' shelter in Tasek, Ipoh, on November 26, 2020. - Image by Farhan Najib")
KUALA LUMPUR, November 27 – The world’s largest producer of rubber gloves, Top Glove Corporation Berhad, said it will improve housing for its workers across the country next month.
The publicly traded company with 41 factories across the country and a workforce of 21,000 has been under intense global scrutiny over the living conditions of its employees which have also resulted in Malaysia’s largest Covid-19 cluster to date. date.
The last focus of attention fell yesterday on the accommodation of the workers of his factory in Ipoh, Perak.
In a statement today, Top Glove said that it has been working to comply with the requirements of the Minimum Standards of Housing and Services for Workers Act of 1990 (Law 446) since July “and is expected to be completed by next month, December 2020 “.
He said that part of his ongoing efforts was to rent eight units of new commercial lots in Ipoh that will be converted into shelters for his workers.
He said six are now busy and two more are in the process of creation.
“Efforts are underway to seek more accommodations and improve accommodations for existing workers.
“We understand that our workforce is the company’s greatest asset and we are committed to
Continue to work closely with the relevant authorities to make the necessary improvements.
to guarantee the safety and well-being of our workers ”, he added.
Yesterday, the Peninsular Malaysia Department of Labor (JTKSM) said a glove manufacturer in Ipoh he had violated the law on minimum housing standards for foreign workers during a check in the Tasek area.
The name of the company was not revealed in news reports.
Top Glove has been under scope since its exports were banned by the United States in July over allegations of forced labor and other abuses.
The Malaysian Ministry of Human Resources acquitted the forced-labor manufacturer during an unscheduled visit to one of its factories the same month.
However, the company is back in the public eye after 28 of its factories located in Klang, Selangor became the epicenter of what has been dubbed the Teratai cluster with 4,036 Covid-19 cases reported since 7 November.
More than 80 percent of infections affect migrant workers.
Last Monday, the National Security Council ordered Top Glove to close 28 of its factories in stages due to the outbreak that is said to have now infected the community.
