UAE Labour Market Leadership Award: 100 winners honoured from nearly 18,000 applications
The award recognises excellence and innovation in the UAE private-sector labour market.
Under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Theyab bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, along with Dr. Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, honoured the recipients of the Emirates Labour Market Leadership Award’s third cycle. The award recognises excellence and innovation in the UAE private-sector labour market.
Rigorous selection process ensures fairness
Out of nearly 18,000 applications, 100 winners were chosen by specialised committees based on governance, empowerment, health and safety, innovation, talent management, social responsibility, and other criteria across five main award categories.
Top companies recognised
Winners in the companies category included:
Real estate: Al Darwish Engineering
Trade: Chalhoub Group
Industrial: Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar)
Healthcare: Saudi German Hospital
Education: Ambassador School
Finance: American Life Insurance
Mining & natural resources: Schlumberger Middle East
Consulting & scientific solutions: Q International Consultants
Transport & storage: Aramex UAE
Labour accommodation excellence
Large-scale (10,000+ workers): Labour Designs City, Aryam Razeen, Nuzul
Medium & small-scale: Elek Constructor Accommodation, Al-Futtaim Accommodation, First Security Group Accommodation
Best initiative for workers’ well-being: Construction Workers Residential City, Emirates Global Aluminium Accommodation, Al-Naseem Accommodation
Domestic worker recruitment and business services
Recruitment offices: Taaheed Domestic Workers Services
Employment agencies: Mazaya Recruitment
Business service centres: Faulk Taib Platinum Government Services Centre
Outstanding workforce achievements
High-skilled workforce (executive/admin): Abdullah Al Buraiki, Anas Kadiarakam Boothia Thubailakam
Specialised professions: Sivakomari Harikrishnan
Technical competencies: Wafaa Khaled Taib
Administrative services: Ghada Mahmoud Al Naqrashi, Vaibhav Kumar Gupta
Other skill levels: Jafar Khan, Didar Singh Bhajan Singh, Anil Kumar Padmanabhan
Social media impact: Abdullah Al Raisi, Fatima Abdullah
Labour market pioneers
Honourees included Majid Al Futtaim Group, Al-Futtaim Group, DAMAC, Abdulwahed Al Rostamani Group, Aldar, and Al Ansari Exchange. Strategic partners included the Federal Authority for Identity, UAE Central Bank, and Labour Accommodation Authority.
Supported by major sponsors
Ten sponsors contributed across four tiers: Diamond (DAMAC, Aldar), Platinum (Insurance Complex, Sobha Realty), Gold (du, Emarat, Electronic Documents Centre, National Marine Dredging Company, Al Ansari Exchange), Silver (Abdulwahed Al Rostamani Group).
Emirati workforce growth and UAE competitiveness
Dr. Al Awar highlighted that skilled labour grew over 13% in the past year, with 156,000 Emiratis now employed in the private sector. Private-sector establishments rose over 14%, reflecting strong investor confidence. He emphasised that recognising labour market excellence aligns with the UAE’s vision for a competitive knowledge economy and global labour market leadership.
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