KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The United States (US) has lifted a ban on Malaysian glove maker Brightway Group, allowing the firm to resume sales of its products in the country nearly three years after being sanctioned for alleged labour abuses.

PUTRAJAYA, 5 Feb — The revocation of the Withhold Release Order (WRO), imposed against Sime Darby Plantation by the United States Customs and Border Protection (US CBP), has a positive impact on the country's oil palm industry, said Human Resources Minister V.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — US customs authorities on Friday lifted a two-year import ban on palm oil products made by Malaysia's Sime Darby Plantation, after determining the goods were no longer produced with forced labour.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) revealed the estimated loss incurred by Top Glove Corporation Bhd during the period of the 'Withhold Release Order' (WRO) imposed by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was RM3.6 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — Sime Darby Plantation will set aside a total of RM82.02 million (US$19.60 million) to compensate current and former migrant workers who paid recruitment fees to secure jobs, the company said, amid concerns over its labour practices.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — The United States' customs agency has banned imports from disposable glove maker YTY Industry Holdings Sdn Bhd (YTY Group) over suspected forced labour practices, the seventh such ban on a Malaysian company in two years.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — The United States on Friday said it has sufficient information to determine that palm oil producer Sime Darby Plantation Bhd uses forced labour and that the firm's goods are subject to seizure.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — The United States banned imports of palm oil from producer Sime Darby Plantation from Wednesday over allegations of forced labour in the production process, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The world's largest medical glove producer, Top Glove Corporation, has been making improvements in its efforts to reverse an American import ban placed on two of its subsidiaries in July, US authorities said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 - Malaysian palm oil producer FGV Holdings Bhd has taken steps to fix allegations that it uses forced labour and is disappointed with the United States' ban on imports of its products over the claims, the company said on Thursday.

REUTERS, Oct 1 — The United States has banned imports of palm oil from Malaysian company FGV Holdings following an investigation into allegations it uses forced labour, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Malaysia's rubber glove makers are struggling to meet soaring demand for medical gloves during the pandemic due to a shortage of workers, the industry's trade association said on Friday, adding that it could cost the country dearly in export revenue.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd expects the issues surrounding the US detention order on rubber gloves produced by its two subsidiaries, Top Glove Sdn Bhd and TG Medical Sdn Bhd, to be resolved by year-end.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — An independent consultant, appointed to verify labour practices at Top Glove Corp Bhd’s manufacturing facilities and accommodation, has completed the intended verification work.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — Malaysia's Top Glove Corp is working rapidly to resolve this month issues that prompted a US Customs import ban, including improving its migrant workers' living conditions, its managing director said on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Malaysia's Top Glove Corporation said on Monday it had begun making remediation payments to migrant workers who were employed by the world's largest medical glove maker before 2019, when it put in place ethical recruitment practices.