KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — US customs authorities on Friday lifted a two-year import ban on palm oil products made by Malaysia's Sime Darby Plantation, after determining the goods were no longer produced with forced labour.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) expects to resume its exports of palm oil to the United States (US), following the US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) finding that its products were no longer being produced through the use of forced labour.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The relevant government agencies, especially the Home Ministry, must provide an explanation regarding Malaysia's ranking in Tier Three of the Trafficking in Persons 2021 Report issued by the US State Department.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV), the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Malaysia have co-organised a workshop to promote greater awareness and understanding of the issue of forced labour and child labour among FGV’s plantation workers.

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — The United States through its Department of Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) has agreed to work with the Malaysian government to address the issue of forced labour through the establishment of a working committee, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Italian confectionary giant Ferrero said it will stop sourcing palm oil from Sime Darby Plantation after the US customs service found the Malaysian planter used forced labour.

JAKARTA, Jan 25 — Malaysia is committed to continue fighting modern slavery holistically so that its victims can be protected, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

PUCHONG, Dec 10 — The Ministry of Human Resources has instructed the Department of Manpower (JTK) to investigate a recent report of alleged forced labour among employees of electronic manufacturing service provider ATA IMS Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV) has appointed Elevate as the independent auditing firm to conduct an assessment of FGV’s operations against the 11 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Indicators of Forced Labour.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has on November 4 banned Smart Glove Corp Sdn Bhd’s rubber gloves from entering all its ports due to alleged forced labour practices.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — A bill to amend the Employment Act to insert a new section on paternity leave was tabled in Parliament today.

KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK, July 2 — Malaysia's predominant human trafficking crime is forced labour, the US State Department said on Friday, after downgrading the Southeast Asian country to the worst tier in its annual report on human trafficking.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd has reiterated its commitment to working closely with the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to resolve the withhold release order (WRO) and the forced labour finding against it.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd has resolved all 11 forced labour indicators issued by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) effective April 22, 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd is working towards rectifying the remaining five International Labour Organisation's (ILO) indicators as pointed out by the United States (US) Customs and Border Protection (CBP), managing director Datuk Lee Kim Meow said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has requested Top Glove Corporation Bhd to carry out additional rectification and verification work in relation to the earlier findings on the alleged forced labour issue.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd has clarified with regard to the US Customs and Border Protection’s recent findings that there is no new additional issue on forced labour being discovered or added although a few rectifications and verification were required on the earlier findings.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has directed personnel at all US ports of entry to begin seizing disposable gloves produced in Malaysia by Top Glove Corporation Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) said there have been no systemic issues in its operations based on the company's recent internal assessments conducted in its entire operations in Malaysia, quashing the forced labour allegations in its production process.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — Moody’s Investors Service said the United States Customs and Border Protection withhold release order (WRO) against palm oil giant Sime Darby Plantation Bhd's (SDP) products, which is premised on forced labour allegations, is credit negative.