KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police said on Saturday it will look into a claim a factory worker of Dyson supplier ATA IMS Bhd was beaten at its station but that it had not received any formal complaints.
British home appliance maker Dyson told Reuters that it was ending its contract with ATA after an audit of the company's labour practices and allegations by a whistleblower.
Dhan Kumar Limbu, a former ATA worker, told Reuters on Thursday that ATA officials took him to a police station in June, where he was questioned about sharing information about conditions at the factory with activists and then beaten by police.
The police department in the southern Johor state, where ATA's factory is located, said it has not received any reports on the matter.
"Johor police takes note of the issue that was reported and will conduct an investigation if what was reported exists," it said in a statement on Facebook.
ATA said on Friday it had appointed consultants to review findings of forced labour in an audit summary it received from Dyson and claims of physical abuse raised by a former worker.
The manufacturer said it had hired a law firm in Malaysia to conduct an independent review of the allegations of physical abuse by the former worker, and a detailed report would be finalised soon.
Malaysia's human resources minister said the ministry will investigate Dyson's decision to sever ties with ATA IMS.
In interviews with Reuters, seven current and former ATA employees said they had worked overtime in excess of limits under Malaysian law and paid recruitment fees in their home countries to labour brokers, a practice activists have criticised as a form of debt bondage.
Dyson contributes around 80% of ATA's revenue. Shares in ATA, which makes parts for Dyson's vacuum cleaners and air purifiers, have plunged 55% since the Reuters report.
Reuters
Sat Nov 27 2021
British home appliance maker Dyson told Reuters that it was ending its contract with ATA after an audit of the company's labour practices and allegations by a whistleblower. - REUTERS
Tawar diskaun 40 peratus belian barangan keperluan perniagaan
Beban peniaga makanan menyediakan Menu Rahmah berikutan kenaikan harga barang boleh diatasi, apabila mereka memohon dan menggunakan kad diskaun khas Menu Rahmah
Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup Fuziah Salleh berkata ini kerana kad diskaun khas itu menawarkan pembelian barang keperluan perniagaan dengan diskaun sehingga 40 peratus.
Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup Fuziah Salleh berkata ini kerana kad diskaun khas itu menawarkan pembelian barang keperluan perniagaan dengan diskaun sehingga 40 peratus.
987 bayi didiagnosis masalah pendengaran pada 2023
Seramai 987 daripada 253,822 bayi yang disaring menerusi Program Saringan Pendengaran Bayi Universal (UNHS) pada 2023 didiagnosis mengalami masalah pendengaran, kata Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
PM Anwar saksikan pertukaran 6 MoU antara Malaysia dan Uzbekistan
MoU itu antaranya melibatkan Perbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan Luar Malaysia (MATRADE) dengan Dewan Perdagangan dan Industri Uzbekistan (CCIU) sebagai usaha mengukuhkan dan membangunkan kerjasama promosi perdagangan antara Malaysia dan Uzbekistan serta pertukaran maklumat perdagangan.
Berita tempatan pilihan sepanjang hari ini
Berikut adalah berita yang paling menjadi tumpuan sepanjang Sabtu, 18 Mei 2024.
Berita antarabangsa pilihan sepanjang hari ini
Antara pelbagai berita luar negara yang disiarkan di Astro AWANI, berikut adalah antara yang paling menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari ini.
Piala Dunia Sepak Takraw: Malaysia tewaskan China acara regu
Malaysia memulakan aksi Kumpulan B acara regu kategori premier Kejohanan Piala Dunia Sepak Takraw 2024 dengan langkah kanan selepas menewaskan China di Stadium Titiwangsa di sini hari ini.
Selangor tewaskan KDA FC 1-0, bergema 'siu' di MBPJ
Jaringan tunggal Aliff Haiqal Lokman Hakim Lau menyaksikan Selangor FC memulakan saingan Liga Super 2024/2025 dengan cemerlang, apabila meraih tiga mata penuh selepas menewaskan KDA FC 1-0.
Pulau Pinang 'gedung kelahiran' akhbar sebelum Perang Dunia Kedua
Pulau Pinang kini menjadi pemegang rekod aliran masuk pelaburan tertinggi di Malaysia dengan jumlah pelaburan RM71.9 bilion pada 2023.
50 maut di banjir kilat di Afghanistan - Polis
Menurut jurucakap polis, Abdul Rahman Badri, kesemua mangsa yang terkorban
di wilayah Ghor, dengan angka korban dijangka meningkat.
di wilayah Ghor, dengan angka korban dijangka meningkat.
Angka korban rakyat Palestin di Gaza hampiri 35,400 orang
Serangan Israel membunuh 83 orang dan mencederakan 105 yang lain dalam tempog 24 jam lalu.