KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV) is determined to have the Withhold Release Order (WRO) issued by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on...
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Chief sustainability officer Nurul Hasanah Ahamed Hassain Malim told Bernama that FGV has implemented remedial measures to get the US import ban lifted, including appointing global independent consultant Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance , formerly known as ELEVATE, to conduct an assessment of FGV’s operations against the 11 International Labour Organisation indicators of forced labour.
“In line with FGV’s commitment to the principle of ‘no recruitment fee for workers’, the company has refunded a total of RM72.2 million to nearly 20,153 of its migrant workers and RM1.77 million to 415 of its former migrant workers so far,” she said. FGV plans to submit its petition to the CBP by the end of June 2024 to get the WRO revoked with all the measures it has in place to address the gaps identified by the audit firm, she said.
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