Former migrant workers have filed a lawsuit in the US against the ASX-listed company over alleged abuse and exploitation at a facility with links to Ansell.
Ansell is being sued in a US court by a group of former migrant workers in Malaysia who claim the Australian personal protective equipment giant “knowingly profited” from alleged forced labour in the disposable glove manufacturing industry.
They have filed a lawsuit against the ASX-listed company and US firm Kimberly-Clark Corporation in the US Federal District Court for the District of Columbia in which they are seeking damages and to represent thousands of other workers in a class action. In their lawsuit against Ansell, the Bangladeshi migrant workers complained of atrocious conditions at Brightway, saying they were forced to work for more than 12 hours a day, often with restricted access to food, water and restrooms, had their passports seized and were physically and verbally abused.
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