KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation and would take legal action against world's largest glove manufacturer, Top Glove Corp, after finding that the firm did not comply with standards for worker accommodations.
The Ministry of Human Resources' Labour Department said in a briefing that enforcement operations were carried out last week at six of Top Glove's companies in five states, investigating conditions at worker accommodations and hostels.
Nineteen investigations have been opened and the department has recommended charges against the manufacturer, but it did not specify how many.
The department said the operations were prompted by a COVID-19 outbreak at a Top Glove factory in an industrial area near Kuala Lumpur last month.
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