Human rights group Finnwatch's report, Migrant workers’ rights in oil palm estates in Malaysia CASE: IOI Group, Mekassar, raises allegations that workers of IOI Corporation Berhad (IOI) are subjected to mistreatment, poor living conditions, and are made to pay high recruitment fees.

Moreover, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a letter to activist Andy Hall that it was probing IOI over forced labour allegations.

IOI has since posted the company's statements concerning the allegations on their website. The statements are linked below.