Rubber Glove Production
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Global demand for rubber gloves surged
during the Covid-19 pandemic. Rubber
gloves continue to be essential in many
contexts to protect our health: from
medical use, to food preparation, to use
in cleanrooms during manufacturing.
Many workers in the rubber glove
industry are foreign migrant workers who
cross borders for work – this makes
them vulnerable to exploitation.
Malaysia provides approximately 65% of
the world’s rubber gloves. The RGA
works to improve conditions for
vulnerable workers in Malaysia and
globally.
Many workers in the Malaysian rubber
glove industry are migrants from other
countries, who are vulnerable to
exploitation.
