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For Immediate Release 27th Feb 2026: Comment Attributable to Andy Hall, Independent Migrant Worker Rights Specialist, on the Dyson/ATA (Malaysia) Landmark Forced Labour Case Settlement Announcement
For Immediate Release 27th Feb 2026: Comment Attributable to Andy Hall, Independent Migrant Worker Rights Specialist, on the Dyson/ATA IMS
ABC 17th Feb 2026: Australian Anti-slavery commissioner calls for tougher laws amid forced labour concerns for Ansell (MediCeram, Malaysia) and KMart
ABC 17th Feb 2026: Australian Anti-slavery commissioner calls for tougher laws amid forced labour concerns for Ansell (MediCeram, Malaysia) and
23rd Jan 2026 Bloomberg World Exclusive on Alleged Criminal Syndicate Trafficking Bangladeshi Workers for Forced Labour in Malaysia | The Big Take: EVERYONE GETS A CUT, AND MIGRANT WORKERS PAY THE PRICE
(UPDATED Story by Bloomberg on 16th April 2026: Malaysia Plans to Use Tycoon Amin’s New Migrant Worker System – see
14 Jan 2026 PRESS RELEASE: UK High Court rules that forced labour and exploitation claims against Dyson (ATA Malaysia case) will be tried next year
— Solicitors Journal 14th Jan 2026: Limbu v Dyson: High Court orders liability trial for migrant workers’ exploitation claims 14
FMT 26th Dec 2025: Bangladeshi workers obtain court injunction against mould manufacturer Mediceram (Ansell supplier) in Malaysia
FMT 26th Dec 2025: Bangladeshi workers obtain court injunction against mould manufacturer Mediceram (Ansell supplier) in Malaysia Sean Augustin The
Human Rights Watch/ United Nations (UN) Nov 26th 2025: Rampant Labour Abuses Against Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in Malaysia (Alleged Criminal Syndicate Trafficking Bangladeshi Workers for Forced Labour in Malaysia/Mediceram)
November 26, 2025 1:38PM EST|Dispatches Human Rights Watch/United Nations (UN) Nov 26th 2025: Rampant Labour Abuses Against Bangladeshi Migrant Workers
ABC News 23rd Nov 2025: 15 Bangladeshi migrant workers deported from Ansell-linked Malaysian glove factory Mediceram after abuse allegations (UPDATE: 48 more workers to be deported by Monday)
ABC News 23rd Nov 2025: 15 Bangladeshi Migrant workers deported from Ansell-linked Malaysian glove factory Mediceram after abuse allegations (UPDATE:
21st Nov Green Left AUS: Bangladeshi workers (alleged forced labour victims) in Ansell’s supply chain (Mediceram, Malaysia) face deportation
21st Nov Green Left AUS: Bangladeshi workers (alleged forced labour victims) in Ansell’s supply chain (Mediceram, Malaysia) face deportation November
United Nations (UN) NEWS RELEASE 21 Nov 2025 – Malaysia: UN experts sound alarm over continued systematic exploitation of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia (alleged criminal syndicate trafficking Bangladeshi workers for forced labour in Malaysia)
United Nations (UN) NEWS RELEASE 21 Nov 2025 – Malaysia: UN experts sound alarm over continued systematic exploitation of Bangladeshi
Daily Star 17th Nov 2025: Bangladeshi workers (alleged forced labour victims) file police reports against Malaysia’s Mediceram glove company (Ansell’s global supply chain)
Daily Star 17th Nov 2025: Bangladeshi workers (alleged forced labour victims) file police reports against Malaysia’s Mediceram glove company (Ansell’s
Daily Star 15th Nov 2025: Bangladeshi High Commission to Mediceram – ‘Reinstate 170 workers’ in Ansell global gloves supply chain alleged forced labour case in Malaysia
Diplomacy Daily Star 15th Nov 2025: Bangladeshi High Commission to Mediceram – ‘Reinstate 170 workers’ in Ansell global gloves supply
Associated Press World News 10th Nov 2025: Bangladeshi workers protest over unpaid wages and mistreatment claims in Malaysian global supply chain factories (today’s Dhaka human chain protest summaries)
WORLD NEWS Associated Press World News 10th Nov 2025: Bangladeshi workers protest over unpaid wages and mistreatment claims in Malaysian
Fundraise for Andy Hall to Overturn Unjust Conviction for Whistleblowing: Qatar
Why Human Rights Matter to Business?
Risky Business with Darian McBain: Asia
15th January 2024
Why Human Rights Matter to Business with Darian McBain – Interview with Andy Hall – Migrant Worker Rights Specialist
Asian business is changing. Customer demands, government regulations, stakeholder expectations, they are all evolving under the pressure of the environmental crisis. And even the most robust business models are starting to show cracks. But it’s through those cracks that opportunities arrive.
Do you know how to navigate this new normal?
Andy Hall is a human rights defender, a researcher/investigator and activist, and an independent specialist on migrant worker rights.
In this episode of Risky Business, Andy talks about how he uncovered – and helped to tackle – the problem of labour rights abuses in Malaysia’s latex glove industry.
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Malaysia plans to adopt a new foreign worker recruitment system developed by Bestinet, founded by Aminul Islam.
The Universal Recruitment Advanced Platform enables direct hiring via a digital portal, reducing reliance on middlemen, Bloomberg reported.
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Malaysia is planning to adopt a new foreign worker recruitment system developed by the company founded by labor tycoon Aminul Islam, sources say
*UPDATED Story by Bloomberg @MelinAnders on issue of Alleged Criminal Syndicate Trafficking Bangladeshi Migrant Workers for Forced Labour in Malaysia - 16th April 2026: Malaysia Plans to Use Tycoon Amin’s New Migrant Worker System*
Original (paywall)
16th March: Malaysian HR Minister calls for swift action against EVSB company for delaying salaries and placing Bangladeshi workers in destitution and alleged forced labour and modern slavery situation during Hari Raya (allegedly in Petronas supply chain)
Andy Hall
Andy Hall is a British human rights defender and a migrant worker specialist working in Asia, Middle East and the Gulf
Malaysia says it’s studying new migrant worker hiring system
www.straitstimes.com
Such an approach would enable direct recruitment of workers, with recruitment costs borne entirely by employers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.