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ABC News reports workers in Ansell's own factories in Malaysia are working in excess of 150 hours overtime per month — when taking into account rest days and public holidays. Under Malaysian law, public holidays and rest days are exempt from the overtime limit of 104 hours a month. A payslip of a foreign worker at the Kulim, Kedah, factory in Malaysia operated by Ansell — seen by ABC News — shows 160 hours of overtime were worked in one month, which is out of sync with Ansell's own guidelines on overtime.
Companies
Ansell
- Employer
Affected
Total individuals affected:
Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: (
Number unknown
- Location unknown
, Manufacturing: General
, Gender not reported
)
Issues
Mandatory overtime
,
Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time
Action taken: The company said employees were not compelled to work on rest days and public holidays, and when they did it was with their consent and they were paid at double hourly rates as stipulated by law. On February 28, Ansell said in a statement that it may need to strengthen labour standards across its supply chains following the worker exploitation allegations.
"Ansell says worker rights abuse in its supply chains under investigation", 4 January 2019
Ansell chairman Glenn Barnes says the company is investigating allegations one of its major Malaysian suppliers is abusing worker rights, and will dump any supplier it finds is exploiting workers. The company, he said, also wants to improve conditions in its own factories in Malaysia...
"We were surprised to hear what's come out of this Top Glove inquiry and we are in the process of talking to Top Glove to work out whether what was reported was correct or not," Mr Barnes said. "And if it is correct, how quickly they [Top Glove] can rectify the situation, or we will need to find other suppliers."...
"Migrant workers at Malaysian glove maker Brightway Holdings filed a lawsuit in the United States against Kimberly-Clark Corp and Ansell Ltd , accusing them of “knowingly profiting” from the alleged use of forced labor at the supplier, according to the complaint...".