Malaysian electronics firm ATA says does not use forced labour

Malaysian electronics firm ATA IMS Bhd said on Friday it did not use forced labour at its factories after a prominent rights activist said U.S. authorities were going to scrutinise the company's work practices. ATA rejected allegations of unethical recruitment and labour violations after Nepal-based labour rights activist Andy Hall said U.S. authorities had agreed to look into a unit of the company after he said he had received complaints from some of its workers. "For foreign workers we do practice zero fees recruitment and comply with government immigration conditions which are totally ethical recruitment practices and not forced labour," ATA said in an emailed statement to Reuters.