KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — The Dewan Rakyat was told today that eight Malaysian companies had been subjected to the Withhold Release Order (WRO) imposed by the United States Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) in the past two years.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) had on Tuesday submitted a report to the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) which will go towards lifting the Withhold Release Order (WRO) imposed on the company since December 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Italian confectionary giant Ferrero said it will stop sourcing palm oil from Sime Darby Plantation after the US customs service found the Malaysian planter used forced labour.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV) has appointed Elevate as the independent auditing firm to conduct an assessment of FGV’s operations against the 11 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Indicators of Forced Labour.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has on November 4 banned Smart Glove Corp Sdn Bhd’s rubber gloves from entering all its ports due to alleged forced labour practices.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — Supermax Corporation Bhd has warned that should efforts to divert its US-bound sales to other markets “be less than successful, this would have a material adverse effect on the company’s financial performance.” “The duration of the withhold release order (WRO) would also...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — IOI Corp Bhd said it will contact the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to confirm the existence of an investigation and offer its cooperation in providing explanation and documents to assist in the investigation.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — Malaysian palm oil company IOI Corporation said on Friday it had been made aware of a letter from the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) about opening an investigation against the company on allegations of labour abuse.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — FGV Holdings Bhd will be appointing an independent auditor to conduct an assessment on its operations which are deemed to be against the 11 International Labour Organisation (ILO) indicators of forced labour, as advised by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

SHAH ALAM, April 16 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd is currently in the third stage of the US Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) Withhold Release Order (WRO) modification process.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has requested Top Glove Corporation Bhd to carry out additional rectification and verification work in relation to the earlier findings on the alleged forced labour issue.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd has clarified with regard to the US Customs and Border Protection’s recent findings that there is no new additional issue on forced labour being discovered or added although a few rectifications and verification were required on the earlier findings.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Top Glove Corp Bhd’s United States (US) counsels are in the midst of liaising with representatives from the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to obtain clarity on the latest import ban order issued by CBP on all disposable gloves originating from Top Glove factories in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has directed personnel at all US ports of entry to begin seizing disposable gloves produced in Malaysia by Top Glove Corporation Bhd.