Supermax Seeking Clarity With Us Customs After Import Of Gloves Blocked

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Supermax Corporation Bhd’s representatives in the United States are currently in touch with the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to obtain more information on the Withhold Release Order (WRO) issued and the required measures going forward.
The company said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia today that since 2019, it had embarked on an undertaking to meet International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards on migrant workers.

“The process has well started and Supermax is surprised that due consideration has not been given to the fact that corrective steps have started and improvements made to labour welfare.
“We will speed up the process to (meet) the ILO standards,” it said.
The rubber glove manufacturer had on Oct 11 commissioned an independent international consulting firm to conduct an audit into the status of foreign workers in its manufacturing facilities focusing on the 11 ILO Forced Labour Indicators.
The audit is currently ongoing, it said.
Currently, about 20 percent of Supermax Group’s sales go to the US.
The group will take steps to divert goods bound for the US to other markets where possible and it has informed all its stakeholders that it is taking immediate and necessary steps to address the issue.
To recap, on Wednesday the US CBP issued a WRO against Supermax Corp and its subsidiaries allegedly based on information that indicates forced labour in its manufacturing.

The CBP identified 10 ILO indicators of forced labour during its investigation.
Following the investigation, disposable gloves produced by Supermax Corp’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Maxter Glove Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, Maxwell Glove Manufacturing Bhd, and Supermax Glove Manufacturing will be detained from entering all United States ports of entry effective today.
- Bernama

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