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As disposable glove costs skyrocket, so do risks of forced labor

Before the pandemic, a two-year contract for the supply of gloves for the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) cost about £300m ($400m). The pandemic has caused NHS costs to rise dramatically, especially for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) with many workplaces buying items like gloves in bulk for their employees. A “quiet” agreement published online by the U.K. government values the supply of medical and surgical gloves for two years at

| Wednesday July 28, 2021
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