We ve enough evidence, says minister after glovemaker denies report
Modified22 Dec 2020, 5:35 am
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COVID-19 | Human Resources Minister M Saravanan has dismissed glovemaker Brightway Holding s denial surrounding a raid at one of its subsidiaries yesterday that uncovered hundreds of workers living in squalid conditions.
When contacted, Saravanan, who took part in a multi-agency raid at a Brightway subsidiary in Kajang, said it is common for any employer to issue a denial when faced with allegations of modern slavery.
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PETALING JAYA: Human Resources Minister M. Saravanan has dismissed a glove-manufacturing company s denial that hundreds of its workers are living in metal shipping containers in squalid conditions, which he had labelled as modern slavery . Let them say what they want to say. We have enough evidence to enforce the rule of law. It is common for any employer to deny it, that will (only) force us to publish more pictures of the condition. Anyway, we had enough media during the visit, said Saravanan when contacted, who took part in a multi-agency raid at a Brightway Holding s subsidiary in Kajang.
Ministry officials on Monday (Dec 21) conducted the raid on a glove-making factory in Kajang, just outside Kuala Lumpur, where they found workers living in cramped, dirty shipping containers stacked behind the premises, according to earlier media reports.