Due to indications the products were made by forced labour, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency seized a shipment (above) of 4.68 million latex gloves originating from Malaysia which were headed for Kansas City, Missouri in the US.

This shipment was seized after an inspection by CBP officers revealed the gloves were produced in Malaysia by a subsidiary of Top Glove Corp Bhd, the CBP said in a statement yesterday. The estimated value of the shipment was US$690,000.