Rights group asks US Customs to probe Goodyear Malaysia over labour practices

Rights group Liberty Shared has asked US Customs authorities to investigate the Malaysian operations of US firm Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co over accusations of abusive labour practices, the group told Reuters.

The Hong Kong-based anti-trafficking group said its June petition to US customs, based on lawsuits and police reports by migrant workers, was probably the first such effort against a subsidiary of a US-owned company in Southeast Asia...