The reimbursement drive is understood to be an attempt to get itself off a US agency list, which saw its products banned from entering the country.
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a withhold release order (WRO) in 2020 after it was alleged that FGV had used forced labour.
The WRO was issued following a year-long investigation that revealed forced labour indicators, including the withholding of wages, debt bondage and excessive overtime.
According to a social media post, FGV said those eligible should apply before Dec 31 directly without going through intermediaries or agents to avoid being cheated.
FGV has so far reimbursed RM72.2 million to nearly 20,153 of its migrant workers and RM1.77 million to 415 of its former migrant workers.
The company has reportedly implemented a recovery plan to reduce the risk of forced labour in its operations, which includes an allocation of RM605 million for the construction of new housing for workers and improvements to their living conditions.
It has also allocated RM22.2 million to improve access to safe drinking water supply and RM15 million to improve internet access for workers, especially in remote operational areas.
Earlier this year, the company said it planned to submit a petition to the CBP by the end of June to have the WRO modified.
A spokesman, who confirmed the post on the reimbursement, said the decision to do so was made after an independent review found that migrant workers might have paid recruitment fees and related costs to secure a job with FGV.
The company said it had decided to offer reimbursements of recruitment fees to former workers from Indonesia, India and Bangladesh who were recruited on or after Sept 1, 2018 as it was committed to the principle of responsible recruitment.
“Any former employee at FGV in Malaysia who previously paid recruitment fees to agents, sub-agents, or brokers in their home country may be eligible for reimbursement,” the spokesman said, adding that this included workers who had left without resigning, or absconded.
FGV said the first category of workers eligible were those who were employed on or after Sept 1, 2018, were in employment as of Dec 31, 2022, and left before March 15, 2023.
The other category of workers eligible are those who were recruited on or after Jan 1, 2023 and left before Nov 31, 2023.
Those eligible can access the online form at https://forms.office.com/e/eWMCPtega7
It said those eligible who had returned to their home countries could call the following numbers: Bangladesh – +8801792383934, India (Tamil/Hindi) – +917568868129 and Indonesia – +6282329481115.