Midas Safety Sri Lanka donates 1.25 million medical gloves to the Government

Midas Safety Sri Lanka, one of the world’s leading industrial safety glove manufacturer, recently donated 1.25 million medical gloves worth Rs. 12 million to the Government in support of the country’s efforts to curb the COVID-19 outbreak.

A token handover was made recently to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at his official residence by the officials of Midas Safety Sri Lanka. This is in addition to the various corporate social responsibility activities carried out by the company recently to support Sri Lanka’s fight against COVID-19, the company said in a statement. 

At the onset of the pandemic, the company initiated supporting the society by providing medical gloves to various institutions like local MOH offices, PHIs, government hospitals, police and security forces who are the frontline workers. Medical gloves provide vital protection for the healthcare workers and medical staff while handling patients and people with symptoms. In addition, it has also donated gloves to the Temple of the Tooth (Dalanda Maligawa) in Kandy.

Midas Safety Sri Lanka has three manufacturing plants located at the Export Processing Zones under the BOI employing over 3,000 employees. Industrial Clothings (Pvt) Ltd (Katunayake EPZ), Workwear Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (Biyagama EPZ) and Industrial Clothings (Pvt) Ltd, Prime Polymers Division in Seethawaka EPZ are the manufacturing plants of Midas Safety Sri Lanka. 

The statement said globally renowned PPE brands have been relying on Midas Safety as a credible private label manufacturing partner of industrial safety gloves for over four decades. With a reputation for consistent quality, industry knowledge and innovative solutions, Midas Safety offers a wide range of products covering most segments of hand protection.