Human Resource Minister M Saravanan has dismissed as "baseless" allegations of forced labour made against rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove, leading to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) imposing an import sanction against two of its subsidiaries.

Speaking to reporters at the ministry in Putrajaya after meeting with rubber glove industry players, Saravanan (above) said this was based on the outcome of a Labour Department's investigation into the claims....