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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): With the 14-day Enhanced Motion Control Order (EMCO) placed in the dormitories of its foreign workers in Meru, Klang, the world’s largest rubber glove manufacturer, Top Glove Corp Bhd , has said that it affects about 5,700 of its workers. not 13,190 as reported.
Top Glove clarified that the EMCO, which runs from today until November 30, impacts about 27% of its total workforce of 21,000, according to a statement today.
“Our factories in Meru, Klang continue to operate with reduced capacity and non-EMCO workers are working under strict SOPs (standard operating procedures) in alignment with the Ministry of Health guidelines,” Top Glove said.
The group reiterated again that most of the affected workers were asymptomatic and did not have fever or illness.
Yesterday, Senior Minister (Security Group) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was reported to have said that the bedroom in question would be placed under a 14-day EMCO until November 30, after 215 cases of Covid-19 were reported there. .
As a result, Top Glove shares fell to an intraday low of RM6.15, before reducing losses and closed at RM6.65 today at noon, with some 95.34 million shares traded. The rubber glove maker is now valued at RM 54.5 billion.
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