Canada Follows Suit, Terminates PPE Contracts With Malaysian Companies
The Malaysian ghost of forced labor follows Canada too; so much so that the Maple country has now cancelled some contracts to prevent itself from being pulled into human rights issues. It is now confirmed that the Public Services and Procurement Canada has finally terminated two supply contracts with Supermax Healthcare Canada following allegations that the nitrile gloves it manufactured in Malaysia for use by Canadian health care workers were made with forced labour. A whooping $222 million were being invested into procuring these gloves that were to equip healthcare workers in Canada. This was a part of an $8billion push led by the former procurement minister Anita Anand. It is worth mentioning that the Canadian action has come after the US had initiated there’s in October led by the US Customs and Border Protection. In November, the department announced that deliveries from this company were being held until the government could review the results of an independe...