Talk:Top Glove

Market capitalisation

The Top Glove paid-up capital was RM 1,543,521,586 (as at 22 June 2020) while the market capitalisation was RM 41.4 billion as at 22 June 2020. https://www.topglove.com/fact-sheet/ . Top Glove is also one of the components of the International Standard Index of MSCI, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index, the FBM 100 index, the FBM Gold Index, the United States Islamic Index, FBM, the Syariah Gold Index of FBM, the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia index, as well as the Dow Jones Kemampaian Index (DJSI) for the developing market. https://www.topglove.com/fact-sheet/

N5rh (talk) 06:31, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

@N5rh: Wikipedia isn't a financial news service and share prices change daily so I will not be adding this to the article. SmartSE (talk) 16:43, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

@Smartse: But I'm just updating accurate and updated information that is relevant to the company. Please advice N5rh (talk) 02:19, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

@N5rh: see Wikipedia:Verifiability#Verifiability_does_not_guarantee_inclusion. It belongs on the corporate website but not here. SmartSE (talk) 08:25, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Controversies

Labour controversies (suggest to insert right after the last sentence) In a press statement dated 18 June 2020, Top Glove set the record straight that it is compliant with local labour laws and in addition, has also implemented stringent labour practices, environmental, health and safety measures for its workers across all factories. It also highlighted that many of the allegations contained in the video were historical and that significant improvements had been made since.

In addition, Top Glove has reimbursed a total of over USD 35.4 million to its workers in relation to recruitment agency fees starting 10 August 2020, with the final lump sum payment made in April 2021. This covers more than 13,000 of its foreign workers. (The Star, (2021). Top Glove leads the way in workers’ welfare. Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2021/05/01/top-glove-leads-the-way-in-workers-welfare)

In July 2020, the company appointed an independent third party ethical trade consultant based in London, Impactt Limited to assess the company’s social compliance against ILO Forced Labour Indicators. In April 2021, Impactt verified that the company has eliminated all 11 International Labour Organisation (ILO) forced labour indicators and these indicators are no longer present at Top Glove. (Impactt,(2021). Updated Impactt statement on Top Glove Status. Retrieved from https://impacttlimited.com/updated-impactt-statement-on-top-glove-status/)

Covid-19 pandemic In mid-November 2020, several COVID-19 cases were detected in one of the Top Glove dormitories in Klang which has led to an enhanced movement control order being implemented in the surrounding area.[28] By 27 November 2020, more than 4,000 cases were linked to the Top Glove dormitory cluster.[29] On 30 November, the EMCO at Top Glove's dormitories across Malaysia was extended until 14 December.[30] This forced the company to temporarily close a total of 28 factories in stages in the area.[31]

According to a Malay Mail report published on 13 December 2020, several South Asian migrant workers had told the Agence France-Press about "appalling" living conditions including cramped dormitories housing 25 people. These overcrowded conditions had contributed to the spread of COVID-19 within 28 of Top Glove's 41 factories. Malaysian authorities are planning legal action against the company for poor worker accommodation, which could result in heavy fines. In response to criticism and publicity, Top Glove announced plans to purchase more workers' accommodation and to build "mega-hostels" equipped with modern amenities that can house 7,300 people.[15] In 2021, the company successfully met the requirements of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) by moving its workers to more suitable accommodation, ensuring full compliance to social distancing within the accommodations, and the availability of all required amenities and facilities at its workers’ accommodations. (Top Glove Website, (2021). Continuous Improvement Report. Retrieved from https://www.topglove.com/continuous-improvement-report/). The same day, it was reported that Top Glove had fired a whistleblowing Nepalese migrant worker named Yubaraj Khadka for sharing photos of overcrowded working conditions, which were later picked up by Reuters.[32]

N5rh (talk) 08:47, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: This edit is written with such a promotional tone I sort of find it comical. Some things you can try to change to this edit are:

• Remove blatant WP:PEACOCK language like "Top Glove leads the way in workers’ welfare."
• Avoid using a company press release as the fundamental source for an entire paragraph indemnifying the company.
• Don't include information that really is not considered notable. Saying that Top Glove "successfully met the requirements of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446)" reads like the damage control it seems to be. With exceptions few and far between, we never include statements in articles that companies meet the basic legal standards of operation.
• The last paragraph has too much fluff. I believe a few sentences would suffice... perhaps

  "In late 2020, more than 4,000 COVID-19 cases were linked to a Top Glove dormitory in Malaysia. According to a Malay Mail report published on 13 December 2020, several South Asian migrant workers had told the Agence France-Press about "appalling" living conditions including cramped dormitories housing 25 people. These overcrowded conditions had contributed to the spread of COVID-19 within 28 of Top Glove's 41 factories. In response to criticism and publicity, Top Glove announced plans to purchase more workers' accommodation " (with proper citations throughout).

Wikipedia is not a platform to play damage control, if that's what's going on here. That being said, please don't take my criticism or declining of this request as a lack of respect. I respect the request enough to give it my honest opinions and critiques. If you have any changes to make to this request or you want to further discuss this, feel free to do so on my talk page (the blue "talk" button next to my username). Best, RFZYNSPY ^talk 01:02, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

thank you for your feedback, please find my amended request change as stated for your feedback please N5rh (talk) 02:58, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Labour controversies: In July 2020, Top Glove engaged United Kingdom-based ethical trade consultancy Impactt Limited, to assess the presence of forced labour by reference to the International Labor Organization’s 11 Forced Labour Indicators, propose corrective action plans to improve the Group’s labour practices, and monitor the Group’s implementation of the corrective action plans.

In April 2021, Impactt verified that the company has eliminated all indicators of systemic forced labour in its direct operations. This includes repayment of recruitment fees totaling USD36 million to current and eligible former workers via monthly payments which were concluded in April 2021.

US Customs product sanction and detention: On 9 September 2021, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it has modified the forced labour Finding on Top Glove Corporation Bhd, and that the CBP will permit the importation of disposable gloves made at Top Glove facilities in Malaysia to US effective immediately.

Accommodation and Living Conditions According to a Malay Mail report published on 13 December 2020, several South Asian migrant workers had told the Agence France-Press about "overcrowded" living conditions at Top Glove’s dormitories, which had allegedly contributed to the spread of COVID-19 at several of Top Glove’s factories. Following this, Top Glove made known plans to purchase more workers' accommodation and to build "mega-hostels" equipped with modern amenities that can house 7,300 people.[15]

In April 2021, during a media walkabout of Top Glove’s workers’ accommodations in Klang and Setia Taipan, the company announced it would be investing up to a total of RM300 million to provide conducive workers' accommodation that comply to the Workers' Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446).

Whistleblowing Policy and Procedures On 13 December 2020, Reuters reported that Top Glove had fired a whistleblowing Nepalese migrant worker named Yubaraj Khadka for sharing photos of overcrowded working conditions,

In a radio interview with BFM89.9 on 23 December 2020, Top Glove’s Managing Director, Dato’ Lee Kim Meow said the company had established 3 helplines for aggrieved workers, one internal and two manned by a consultant and an audit firm.

N5rh (talk) 02:57, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi N5rh, I'm not understanding the proposed changes well. Could you go sentence-by-sentence or section-by-section, copying from the article a "Before:" and an "After:" section so I can see the current text followed by your proposed change (for each relevant sentence/section)? Also, to aid with edit implementation if approved, can you reformat your references using the {{cite web}} or {{cite news}} templates, to include the article date, author, publisher etc.? I am declining the edit request for now pending your response; to re-open the request, remove the "|D" from the {{request edit}} template above. Best, Spencer^T•C 05:40, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

References

Controversies

Dear editor, i would appreciate your approval on the following changes please. Do clarify if i'm editing accordingly

After Edits

Labour controversies:

In July 2020, Top Glove engaged United Kingdom-based ethical trade consultancy Impactt Limited, to assess the presence of forced labour by reference to the International Labor Organization’s 11 Forced Labour Indicators, propose corrective action plans to improve the Group’s labour practices, and monitor the Group’s implementation of the corrective action plans. Updated Impactt statement on Top Glove Status (Report). Impactt Limited. 2021.

In April 2021, Impactt verified that the company has eliminated all indicators of systemic forced labour in its direct operations. This includes repayment of recruitment fees totaling USD36 million to current and eligible former workers via monthly payments which were concluded in April 2021. Top Glove Combined CAP Summary & Q3 Remediation payment verification findings (Report). Impactt Limited. 2021.

US Customs product sanction and detention:

On 9 September 2021, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it has modified the forced labour Finding on Top Glove Corporation Bhd, and that the CBP will permit the importation of disposable gloves made at Top Glove facilities in Malaysia to US effective immediately. "CBP Modifies Forced Labor Finding on Top Glove Corporation Bhd". U.S. Customs and Border Protection. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-09.

COVID-19 Pandemic

According to a Malay Mail report published on 13 December 2020, several South Asian migrant workers had told the Agence France-Press about "overcrowded" living conditions at Top Glove’s dormitories, which had allegedly contributed to the spread of COVID-19 at several of Top Glove’s factories. Following this, Top Glove made known plans to purchase more workers' accommodation and to build "mega-hostels" equipped with modern amenities that can house 7,300 people.[15]

In April 2021, during a media walkabout of Top Glove’s workers’ accommodations in Klang and Setia Taipan, the company announced it would be investing up to a total of RM300 million to provide conducive workers' accommodation that comply to the Workers' Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446). Chan, Dawn (2021-04-16). "Top Glove to invest RM300 million for conducive workers' accommodation". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

On 13 December 2020, Reuters reported that Top Glove had fired a whistleblowing Nepalese migrant worker named Yubaraj Khadka for sharing photos of overcrowded working conditions, A. & Lee, Ananthalakshmi & Liz (2021-12-13). "INSIGHT Malaysia's Top Glove fired whistleblower before virus outbreak". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

In a radio interview with BFM89.9 on 23 December 2020, Top Glove’s Managing Director, Dato’ Lee Kim Meow said the company had established 3 helplines for aggrieved workers, one internal and two manned by a consultant and an audit firm. Kanesan & Wong, Roshan & Shou Ning (December 23, 2020). "A WIN FOR THE COMPANY BUT LESS SO FOR THE WORKERS". BFM 89.9 (Interview). Interviewed by Roshan Kanesan & Wong Shou Ning. Malaysia: BFM 89.9.

N5rh (talk) 08:47, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

 Done. The first two paragraphs matched what was already on the page, so I only updated the sourcing. I added the new content as subsections under Labor controversies and revised the wording for the U.S. customs section so that it was not verbatim from the source. I also added additional sourcing to the Covid-19 section and placed the details in chronological order. Thanks, Heartmusic678 (talk) 15:58, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm not convinced that N5rh is the only COI editor for Top Glove

There are definitely at least more, including users such as Logan Roberto, A$hs0n87, Jodi K 0301, Wandawikey and Samuelhowz, among others. They are all WP:SPA accounts on Top Glove, and by association, Lim Wee-Chai, the founder of the company. For example, Wandawikey was the uploader of Lim Wee-Chai's picture on Wikimedia Commons, and many other pictures involving Lim himself.

Established editors should keep an eye out on this issue, as they are attempting to remove or rewrite negative aspects in relation to the company. 182.230.254.163 (talk) 12:17, 28 March 2022 (UTC)