Forced labour

Training for Employers on Addressing, Preventing and Eliminating Forced Labour in the Rubber Industry

The training focuses on practical guidance for employers in the rubber industry in Malaysia, particularly those employing migrant workers, on how to identify risks of forced labour in the recruitment, employment and sourcing practices, and how to effectively address, prevent and eliminate these risks.

Participants at the Training for Employers on Addressing, Preventing and Eliminating Forced Labour in the Rubber Industry, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. © Malaysian Rubber Council
The Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) - European Union (EU) Sustainable Supply Chains to Build Forward Better project organized “Training for Employers on Addressing, Preventing and Eliminating Forced Labour in the Rubber Industry” on 11 August 2022 at Aloft Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Around 100 participants from the rubber industry in Malaysia and industry association representatives from the Malaysian Rubber Gloves Manufacturers’ Association (MARGMA) and Malaysian Rubber Products Manufacturers Association (MRMPA) participated in the training.

During the training. © Malaysian Rubber Council
Mr Nor Hizwan Ahmad, CEO of MRC, in his opening speech, highlighted MRC’s support to the industry in building capacities of companies in the industry in social compliance and sustainability.

This one-day training is based on Addressing, preventing and eliminating forced labour in the rubber industry in Malaysia: A practical guide for Malaysian employers, which was launched on 8 August 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, and is directly supporting the implementation of Malaysia's first National Action Plan on Forced Labour (2021-25).

The Sustainable Supply Chains to Build Forward Better is a joint initiative of the ILO and EU that sets out to advance decent work in five selected global supply chains for a fair, resilient, and sustainable COVID-19 crisis recovery. Rubber glove manufacturing in Malaysia is one of them.