A Bangladeshi man recently diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer is seeking compensation, claiming the illness is due to exposure to chemicals while working at Top Glove Corporation Bhd’s manufacturing plant.

The leading glove manufacturer, however, said a medical practitioner attending to him said the illness was “food related”, and that Top Glove has already provided the worker with a RM15,000 “goodwill” payment.

Khurshid Miah who...