Government still buying medical gloves from Malaysia despite concerns over slave labour
The i 17 hrs ago Richard Vaughan
Ministers are continuing to buy medical gloves from Malaysia despite widespread concerns within the Government over the use of slave labour in the country’s factories.
The Department for Health and Social Care has secured more than 760m pairs of gloves from Malaysia since January 2020 even after a Home Office report warned there was “strong evidence” that the majority of suppliers carry out “enforced labour”.
Shadow minister for international trade Bill Esterson attacked the Government’s approach as “reckless” and accused ministers of putting trade deals ahead of the lives of ordinary people.
Craig Jones
Craig Jones, @thewarspace, joined the Newcastle University School of Geography, Politics, and Sociology as a Lecturer in Political Geography in January 2017, after completing a PhD at the University of British Columbia. He researches a mix of political and legal geography but is especially interested in interdisciplinary work that engages critically with questions of war, security, international law, and the Middle East.
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