FGV has refuted all the accusations and as of October 2021, the firm appointed an independent auditing firm to assess its operations against 11 International Labour Organization (ILO) Indicators of Forced Labour. The firm has also stressed its commitment to 'respecting and protecting the rights of migrant workers', such as investing RM350mn (US$83.5mn) to construct 319 blocks of new worker housing, establishing clinics in its plantations and using and e-Wallet system to enable these workers to get their salaries on time. Importantly though, the fact that the detention order on FGV is still in place more than a year on appears to have had a ripple effect on the palm oil sector as a whole, with a lot more effort being focused by both the government and industry on improving workers' rights.