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Glove maker WRP workers get paid, but may still be sent home

More than 1,000 workers of glove maker WRP Asia have been paid their salaries, but their fate is still in limbo amid a tussle between management and shareholders.

Earlier, interim liquidator BDO Consulting refused to pay the workers claiming that they are not direct WRP Asia workers and were hired by the firm’s sister company.

The liquidator had also threatened to not pay electricity for their hostel, but has now agreed to make those payments, sources within WRP Asia said.

However, the sources said it is still unclear if the foreign workers, who make up most of the affected staff, will be repatriated to their home countries....

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