…Glove mould manufacturer Mediceram Sdn Bhd has agreed to set up an internal task force linked to a committee comprising employees to resolve future grievances…

Arumugam also said the company and its Bangladeshi workers reached an amicable resolution to issues related to a recent dispute today.

“Both parties have now committed to moving forward constructively together in the best interests of all stakeholders and to ensure the profitability and economic wellbeing of our business,” he said in a statement.

He said both sides agreed that any future complaints from workers concerning their working and living conditions would be addressed through the in-house task force, instead of raising them on social media or the press, “to ensure constructive dialogue and timely resolution”.

Arumugam said the workers had been demanding refunds for recruitment fees they paid to Bangladeshi agents before their arrival in Malaysia.

Although Mediceram initially agreed to reimburse them, its proposal to stagger the payments over a 12-month period led to renewed protests…

Arumugam said the company has since agreed to pay each of the workers RM22,500, over an eight-month period…