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, 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, May 13 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd has reiterated its commitment to working closely with the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to resolve the withhold release order (WRO) and the forced labour finding against it.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd is working towards rectifying the remaining five International Labour Organisation's (ILO) indicators as pointed out by the United States (US) Customs and Border Protection (CBP), managing director Datuk Lee Kim Meow said.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) has appointed Impactt Ltd as a third-party assessor to its newly established expert stakeholder human rights assessment commission, to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of SDP’s labour practices across its Malaysian operations.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities Industry (MPIC) has expressed regret and disapproval regarding the drastic action taken by the United States (US) to bar the entry of palm oil produced by Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) without giving the company an opportunity to defend itself.