UNITED STATES PROBE
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) opened an investigation into ATA in April over unethical recruitment practices and poor working and living conditions, according to independent labour rights activist Andy Hall, who sought the inquiry. He showed Reuters a letter dated Apr 19 from the agency informing him of the investigation. CBP declined to comment.
Nepalese national Dhan Kumar Limbu, 32, said that people working with Hall contacted him in April as part of his investigation into ATA, and Limbu said he shared details about working and living conditions with them. Hall confirmed Limbu's account.
Limbu said that in June, ATA officials took him to a police station, where he was questioned about sharing information with activists, then beaten by police. He fled Malaysia and is now back in Nepal. Limbu told Reuters that he told Dyson's lawyers about the ATA working conditions in an interview on Oct 1.
Dyson did not identify the whistleblower by name, but said in a statement to Reuters last month: "We immediately commissioned an international law firm to undertake a full investigation and provided the whistleblower with support that enabled them to assist with the investigation." Dyson did not say which firm it had retained.
ATA also hired a law firm to review Limbu's claims and said in a statement last week that preliminary findings indicate "the allegations may be unjustified". The police have said they are investigating whether officers beat Limbu.
Employees said that ATA started to make some changes since the accusations came to light in May, when it first publicly denied the allegations. The company reimbursed some workers RM7,000 in July for what they paid labour brokers in their home countries, according to Limbu, other workers and payslips seen by Reuters.
ATA also stopped employing foreign workers without permits and closed a crowded dorm that had housed 60 people to a room, workers said.
Limbu and other employees Reuters interviewed said that Dyson should have stayed to ensure working and living conditions improved for migrant workers.
"My intention to share information was to improve conditions for the workers and get rest days. But now with Dyson's decision, people will lose jobs," Limbu said.
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2021-12-05 04:39:00Z
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