Amid Virus Crisis, US Bars Imports of Malaysia’s Top Glove Over Labor Issues

Amid Virus Crisis, US Bars Imports of Malaysia’s Top Glove Over Labor Issues
A worker inspects newly made gloves at Top Glove factory in Klang, Malaysia, on March 3, 2020. Top Gloves/Anas Zakwan/Handout via Reuters
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KUALA LUMPUR—U.S. Customs placed a detention order on imports of products made by subsidiaries of the world’s largest medical glove maker, Malaysia’s Top Glove Corp Bhd, an action taken against firms suspected of using forced labour.

The bar on Top Glove products comes at a time when demand for medical gloves and protective gear has skyrocketed due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit the United States harder than any other country.