A Win For The Company But Less So For The Workers

Dato' Lee Kim Meow, Managing Director, Top Glove

23-Dec-20 07:47

A Win For The Company But Less So For The Workers

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Glove makers have been one of the biggest corporate winners in the Covid-19 pandemic. But while they’re raking in profits, the pandemic has also revealed their failings in upholding employee safety and human rights. Top Glove's managing director, Dato' Lee Kim Meow, joins us to respond to allegations of worker mistreatment and poor employee accommodation.

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Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan, Wong Shou Ning

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Tags: top glove, glove maker, labour, violations, covid-19, clusters, whistleblower, foreign workers,

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