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.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/coronavirus-global-tally-rises-to-137-million-313686">Also Read:&nbsp;Coronavirus: Global tally rises to 13.7 million</a>

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.

US sanctions Malaysia's surgical glove maker over forced labour amid coronavirus pandemic

The United Arab Emirates' minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, said on Saturday that Iran's "aggressive policies" were "largely responsible" for the reimposition of US sanctions on Tehran.

Washington will on Monday reintroduce far-reaching sanctions on Iran's vital oil sales and banking sectors to try to force the Islamic Republic into negotiations to scrap its nuclear energy and ballistic missile programmes and end its support for proxies in conflicts across the Middle East.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that President Donald Trump has "disgraced" US prestige and would be the ultimate loser from renewing sanctions on the Islamic republic.

"This new US president... has disgraced the remnant of America's prestige and that of liberal democracy. America's hard power, that is to say, their economic and military power, is declining too," he said on his Persian Twitter account, quoting a speech in Tehran.

(With inputs from Reuters)

The United Arab Emirates' minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, said on Saturday that Iran's "aggressive policies" were "largely responsible" for the reimposition of US sanctions on Tehran.

The United Arab Emirates' minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, said on Saturday that Iran's "aggressive policies" were "largely responsible" for the reimposition of US sanctions on Tehran. Washington will on Monday reintroduce far-reaching sanctions on Iran's vital oil sales and banking sectors to try to force the Islamic Republic into negotiations to scrap its nuclear energy and ballistic missile programmes and end its support for proxies in conflicts across the Middle East. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that President Donald Trump has "disgraced" US prestige and would be the ultimate loser from renewing sanctions on the Islamic republic. "This new US president... has disgraced the remnant of America's prestige and that of liberal democracy. America's hard power, that is to say, their economic and military power, is declining too," he said on his Persian Twitter account, quoting a speech in Tehran. (With inputs from Reuters)

Iran's 'aggressive policies' responsible for reimposition of US sanctions: UAE foreign affairs minister

Iran today said that Congress&#39;s decision to renew US sanctions for 10 years was a violation of last year&#39;s nuclear agreement and promised an &quot;appropriate&quot; response.

&quot;As repeatedly stated by high-ranking Iranian officials, the recent bill passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate to renew sanctions against Iran is against the (nuclear deal),&quot; foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said.

&quot;Iran has proved that it sticks to its international agreements but it also has appropriate responses for all situations.&quot;

The Iran Sanctions Act passed the Senate 99-0 yesterday, after easily clearing the House of Representatives last month.

President Barack Obama is expected to sign the measure, a White House official said, adding that the administration does not believe the extension violates the nuclear deal.

The legislation does not directly address the nuclear pact. But some say the restrictions in the bill go against the spirit of the agreement, under which Tehran curbed its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief from the United States and other nations.

The bill includes penalties against Iran&#39;s banking sector, as well as its energy and defence industries.

Senate Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Tim Kaine, who both backed the nuclear deal, said that while the president was currently waiving some sanctions as part of the agreement, &quot;sanctions legislation must remain in place to allow an immediate snap-back&quot; in the event of any violation by Iran.

The head of Iran&#39;s Atomic Energy Organisation, Ali Akbar Salehi, said the US sanctions legislation &quot;does exist but its effect has been currently neutralised by the US president&quot;.

&quot;If it becomes operational again, it&#39;s a clear violation,&quot; he told state television.

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said last month that he considered the sanctions bill a breach of the nuclear deal and warned Iran would &quot;react against it&quot;.

US President-elect Donald Trump heavily criticised the pact as he campaigned for the White House over the past year. Several fellow Republicans have called for its termination.

(AFP) 
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Threatening retaliation, Iran said Washington's decision to extend sanctions for 10 years violates the 2015 nuclear agreement

Iran today said that Congress's decision to renew US sanctions for 10 years was a violation of last year's nuclear agreement and promised an "appropriate" response. "As repeatedly stated by high-ranking Iranian officials, the recent bill passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate to renew sanctions against Iran is against the (nuclear deal)," foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said. "Iran has proved that it sticks to its international agreements but it also has appropriate responses for all situations." The Iran Sanctions Act passed the Senate 99-0 yesterday, after easily clearing the House of Representatives last month. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the measure, a White House official said, adding that the administration does not believe the extension violates the nuclear deal. The legislation does not directly address the nuclear pact. But some say the restrictions in the bill go against the spirit of the agreement, under which Tehran curbed its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief from the United States and other nations. The bill includes penalties against Iran's banking sector, as well as its energy and defence industries. Senate Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Tim Kaine, who both backed the nuclear deal, said that while the president was currently waiving some sanctions as part of the agreement, "sanctions legislation must remain in place to allow an immediate snap-back" in the event of any violation by Iran. The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, Ali Akbar Salehi, said the US sanctions legislation "does exist but its effect has been currently neutralised by the US president". "If it becomes operational again, it's a clear violation," he told state television. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said last month that he considered the sanctions bill a breach of the nuclear deal and warned Iran would "react against it". US President-elect Donald Trump heavily criticised the pact as he campaigned for the White House over the past year. Several fellow Republicans have called for its termination. (AFP)

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