CBP issued a withhold release order on “fresh tomatoes produced by the tomato farm Agropecuarios Tom S.A. de C.V., and Horticola S.A de C.V., and their subsidiaries." the agency said Oct. 21. The WRO is a result of "information that reasonably indicates the use of forced labor against its workers," CBP said. Forced labor indicators found by CBP included "abuse of vulnerability, deception, withholding of wages, debt bondage, and abusive working and living conditions," it said.
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CBP issued a withhold release order on “disposable gloves produced by Supermax Corporation Bhd.’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Maxter Glove Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd., Maxwell Glove Manufacturing Bhd., and Supermax Glove Manufacturing," the agency said in a news release Oct. 20. “With 10 of the 11 forced labor indicators identified during the course of our investigation, CBP has sufficient evidence to conclude that Supermax Corporation Bhd. and its subsidiaries produce gloves in violation of U.S. trade law,” said CBP Office of Trade Executive Assistant Commissioner AnnMarie Highsmith. “Until the manufacturers can prove their manufacturing processes are free of forced labor, their goods are not welcome here.” Supermax was one of several Malaysian companies named in recent forced labor allegations from Andy Hall, a British human rights activist (see 2105240022).
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