Malaysian workers' lawsuit against Dyson revived by U.K. court

Allegations include unlawfully deducted wages, beatings of migrant employees

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The workers produced components for British vacuum cleaner maker Dyson at a contract manufacturer in Malaysia. © Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) -- Two dozen migrant workers who allege they were subjected to forced labor at a Malaysian factory while making parts for British vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson can sue the company in London, the Court of Appeal ruled on Friday.

The 24 workers from Nepal and Bangladesh, one of whom has died and whose estate brought the case, sued Dyson Technology, Dyson and a Malaysian subsidiary in 2022.

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