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This week the ILO revealed its latest global estimates on child labour in a new report released ahead of World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June 2021. The number of children in child labour has grown to 160 million worldwide, an increase of 8.4 million children in the last four years with millions more at risk due to the impacts of COVID-19. The report stresses that progress to end child labour ... Read more

The COVID-19 pandemic has led both to a surge in demand for PPE, such as gowns, masks and eye protection, and an awareness of modern slavery risks in the industry. The UK is at the forefront of international action to tackle modern slavery. Under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act, the UK became the first country to require businesses to produce annual modern slavery statements setting out ... Read more

Click here to read an updated statement (7 October 2021) In July 2020, Top Glove retained Impactt as an independent consultant specialising in ethical trade practices, human rights and labour practices with specific experience of remedying forced labour in Malaysia to: Conduct a forced labour investigation on the Top Glove Group (the “Group”) to assess the presence of forced labour by ... Read more

Click here to read an updated statement (26 April 2021) In July 2020, Top Glove retained Impactt as an independent consultant specialising in ethical trade practices, human rights and labour practices with specific experience of remedying forced labour in Malaysia to: Conduct a forced labour investigation on the Top Glove Group (the “Group”) to assess the presence of forced labour by ... Read more