Malaysian glove manufacturer YTY Group on Saturday denied charges that its disposable gloves were produced using forced labor, following the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) decision to ban the company’s imports. CBP recently issued a withhold release order against YTY Group “based on information that reasonably indicates the use of forced labor” in the company’s manufacturing operations. In a statement, YTY Group said that it has complied with the International Labor Organization’s requirements and had provided the CBP “a comprehensive progress report” on its social compliance standing. “We are both surprised and disappointed with the enforcement action taken by the Department of Homeland Security, especially as this action was undertaken without any form of prior engagement with us,” YTY’s Chief Executive Officer Vikram Hora said. CBP claimed that it had identified seven of the International Labor Organization’s 11 indicators of forced labor during its investigation into YTY Group, including …