India, Oct. 16 -- Owing to a severe labour shortage, Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association has cut its output target for this year by 3.6% to 188 billion pieces of gloves, reports Bloomberg. Though global demand for rubber gloves has been growing, producers are unable to meet the requirement because of the lack of labour, the report said. The output of rubber gloves in the first half of the year contracted by 4.5 percent.

According to reports, Malaysia's efforts to reduce the economy's reliance on cheap, foreign labour has backfired. The tremors are also felt in palm plantations, construction, restaurants and barbershops.

Some companies in Malaysia have faced allegations of exploiting workers in modern slavery conditions. Ear...