Top Glove Corporation Bhd

(Company No. 199801018294 [474423-X])

Top Glove Media Contact:

Michelle Voon
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+603-3362 3098 Ext 2228
+6016 668 8336

Investor Contact:

Qiuvy Chong
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+603-3362 3098 Ext 2234
+6012 265 8973

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

TOP GLOVE CLARIFIES EMCO AFFECTS 5,700 WORKERS AND NOT 13,190 WORKERS AS REPORTED

 

Shah Alam, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 We wish to update Top Glove's statement yesterday regarding the EMCO.

Top Glove wishes to clarify that the 14 days EMCO order from 17th to 30th November 2020 affects about 5,700 workers in Meru, Klang and not 13,190 workers as reported. This represents about 27% of our total employees of 21,000.

Our factories in Meru, Klang continue to operate with reduced capacity and workers not under EMCO are working under strict SOPs in alignment with guidelines from the Ministry of Health.

The majority of the affected workers are asymptomatic and do not have symptoms like fever or any sickness.

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About Top Glove Corporation Bhd

Top Glove Corporation Bhd is listed on the Bursa Malaysia Stock Exchange Main Board and Singapore Exchange Mainboard. It is also one of the component stocks of the MSCI Global Standard Index, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index, FBM Top 100 Index, FBM Emas Index, FBM Hijrah Shariah Index, FBM Emas Shariah Index, FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for Emerging Markets. Top Glove is currently the world’s largest manufacturer of gloves with an established corporate culture and good business direction of producing consistently high quality, cost efficient gloves. Top Glove has over 2,000 customers worldwide and exports to more than 195 countries.

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