Sunday, 12 Jul 2020 12:02 PM MYTKUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — The Covid-19 pandemic is still raging outside Malaysia’s borders, which caused an increased demand for rubber gloves — something the world’s largest glove company is only too happy to meet, except that they are currently short of workers.
But Top Glove chairman and founder, Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai, told Bernama that expecting only locals to fill the vacancies was unrealistic, and would reduce Malaysia’s competitiveness. “Before Covid-19, we were running about 80 to 85 per cent capacity. Now we are running more than 100 per cent. Though we add in new capacity, we are still not able to cope with the demand; the demand is just too strong,” he said.
“It’s hard work in a hot and sticky environment, so not many locals want to work there. Locals come for a short while and leave. are willing to work harder for less money and it’s not a good thing,” he said. Top Glove has been the subject of several news reports alleging labour rights violations, including a recent one by Channel 4, a TV news channel in the United Kingdom, accusing the company of excessive overtime, illegal salary deductions and unethical recruitment practices among others.
Hall agreed the company had made some progress in addressing some of the concerns, but said there were still many areas that need fixing.
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