Malaysia has charged glove maker Top Glove Corp on 10 counts of failing to provide minimum standards of worker accommodation, authorities said on Tuesday.

State news agency Bernama earlier reported that ten of the company's sites for foreign workers in the state of Perak were not certified by the labour department.

Top Glove, the world's largest producer of medical gloves, confirmed that the case was in relation to a November inspection under legislation on minimum housing and amenities standards and said it has pleaded not guilty.

Court hearings on the case will resume on April 28, the company said.

Top Glove also said it has set out plans to improve the standard of the various types of accommodation the company provides for its workers.

If found guilty, Top Glove could be fined up to 50,000 ringgit ($12,159.53) on each charge, a charge sheet showed.

The labour department declined to comment on a case still in progress.

The charges follow authorities' investigations into worker accommodation and hostels at several Top Glove sites last November after a coronavirus outbreak at one of its factories near the capital, Kuala Lumpur.

That outbreak grew into Malaysia's largest cluster, with more than 5,000 workers testing positive.

Top Glove last week said that an independent consultant had found no indication of systemic forced labour at the company after it had taken measures to address U.S. concerns over working conditions.

Malaysia has charged glove maker Top Glove Corp on 10 counts of failing to provide minimum standards of worker accommodation, authorities said on Tuesday. State news agency Bernama earlier reported that ten of the company's sites for foreign workers in the state of Perak were not certified by the labour department.

Malaysia has charged glove maker Top Glove Corp on 10 counts of failing to provide minimum standards of worker accommodation, authorities said on Tuesday. State news agency Bernama earlier reported that ten of the company's sites for foreign workers in the state of Perak were not certified by the labour department. Top Glove, the world's largest producer of medical gloves, confirmed that the case was in relation to a November inspection under legislation on minimum housing and amenities standards and said it has pleaded not guilty. Court hearings on the case will resume on April 28, the company said. Top Glove also said it has set out plans to improve the standard of the various types of accommodation the company provides for its workers. If found guilty, Top Glove could be fined up to 50,000 ringgit ($12,159.53) on each charge, a charge sheet showed. The labour department declined to comment on a case still in progress. The charges follow authorities' investigations into worker accommodation and hostels at several Top Glove sites last November after a coronavirus outbreak at one of its factories near the capital, Kuala Lumpur. That outbreak grew into Malaysia's largest cluster, with more than 5,000 workers testing positive. Top Glove last week said that an independent consultant had found no indication of systemic forced labour at the company after it had taken measures to address U.S. concerns over working conditions.

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The Trump administration has banned the import of surgical gloves from subsidiaries&nbsp;linked to Mayasia's Top Glove over forced labour issues amid the coroanvirus pandemic.

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US Customs and Border Protection(CBP) said the ban on the company was enforced due to "reasonable evidence of forced labour in the manufacturing process".

Meanwhile, Top Glove said that company will continue to ship its products but will park it the free trade zone as it is allowed to do so till it resolves the issue.

“If they (CBP) are willing to settle (the recruitment fees issue) then they can release the shipment," executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai said, adding,"otherwise, the shipment can be diverted to other countries like Latin America, Canada and even the Middle East countries.”

The US has decided to ban two subsidiaries associated with Top Glove Corp. The US Customs and Border Protection said that there were "indications of debt bondage, excessive overtime, retention of identification documents, and abusive working and living conditions".

Malaysia's manufacturing giant Top Glove can reportedly produce billions of surgical glove a year and has witnessed massive surge in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. The healthcare workers in the United States have struggled with PPE kits and other meterials as the virus has engulfed the country.

Top Glove said it would be looking at countries hit hard with the virus in Latin America including Peru and Brazil. The company informed that US reprented 25 per cent of its total sales.&nbsp;

The US move comes even as the number of coronavirus cases surged in the country to over 3.5 million infection cases and over 137,000 fatalities. 
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The Trump administration has banned the import of surgical gloves from subsidiaries linked to Mayasia's Top Glove over forced labour issues amid the coroanvirus pandemic.

The Trump administration has banned the import of surgical gloves from subsidiaries linked to Mayasia's Top Glove over forced labour issues amid the coroanvirus pandemic. Also Read: Coronavirus: Global tally rises to 13.7 million US Customs and Border Protection(CBP) said the ban on the company was enforced due to "reasonable evidence of forced labour in the manufacturing process". Meanwhile, Top Glove said that company will continue to ship its products but will park it the free trade zone as it is allowed to do so till it resolves the issue. “If they (CBP) are willing to settle (the recruitment fees issue) then they can release the shipment," executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai said, adding,"otherwise, the shipment can be diverted to other countries like Latin America, Canada and even the Middle East countries.” The US has decided to ban two subsidiaries associated with Top Glove Corp. The US Customs and Border Protection said that there were "indications of debt bondage, excessive overtime, retention of identification documents, and abusive working and living conditions". Malaysia's manufacturing giant Top Glove can reportedly produce billions of surgical glove a year and has witnessed massive surge in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. The healthcare workers in the United States have struggled with PPE kits and other meterials as the virus has engulfed the country. Top Glove said it would be looking at countries hit hard with the virus in Latin America including Peru and Brazil. The company informed that US reprented 25 per cent of its total sales. The US move comes even as the number of coronavirus cases surged in the country to over 3.5 million infection cases and over 137,000 fatalities.

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