Top Glove urges govt to lift freeze on foreign workers


According to news reports, Top Glove has been investing billions of ringgit in automation to address the shortage of foreign workers. This expansion is expected to add 42 production lines to its present 700 by the end of the year. However, it is unlikely to be enough to speed up the delivery time to their customers for now.

KUALA LUMPUR: 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.

Malaysia imposed travel restrictions into the country beginning in March with the Movement Control Order (MCO) in a bid to contain COVID-19.

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