DP World Tour, administered by the European Tour group, has published its Modern Slavery Statement 2024. The statement details robust due diligence processes including risk assessments, enhanced supplier audits, and comprehensive training programs to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking within its supply chain and operations.

DP World reached an in-principle agreement with the Maritime Union, ending a prolonged dispute marked by industrial action, container backlogs, and negotiations that resulted in enhanced safety, compensation, and job security measures for workers.

DP World announced a series of industrial actions across its Australian terminals, including scheduled work stoppages and operational bans, in response to ongoing disputes with the CFMMEU over wage demands and rostering changes. The company's stance during negotiations, emphasizing the financial strain of meeting the union's extensive claims, signals a prioritization of cost and operational continuity over robust worker rights.

DP World issues a statement reaffirming its commitment to eradicate modern slavery, forced labour, and human trafficking from its operations and supply chain. The statement emphasizes ethical labor practices and worker rights as part of a broader commitment to social responsibility.

DP World Tour’s parent, the PGA European Tour group, approved its Modern Slavery Statement on June 26, 2023. The statement details robust measures—including enhanced supplier due diligence, risk assessment, and mandatory training—to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking within its supply chains and business operations.

On June 7, 2023, DP World Tour announced a strategic alliance with PGA TOUR and the Public Investment Fund (PIF), a state-controlled fund from Saudi Arabia, to create a unified global commercial golf entity. This collaboration, which also resolves pending litigation, increases the influence of an authoritarian-linked financial player in the global sports industry.

On June 6, 2023, DP World Tour entered into a framework agreement alongside PGA TOUR and PIF to form a new collectively owned for‐profit entity. The deal signals a significant business collaboration that links DP World Tour with PIF, a sovereign wealth fund associated with the Saudi regime, raising concerns about potential economic complicity in authoritarian practices.

On June 6, 2023, DP World Tour, PGA Tour, and the Public Investment Fund announced a partnership consolidating their commercial assets into a new for-profit entity. This deal raises concerns of amplifying authoritarian influence in professional sports due to PIF's connections to state-controlled governance with a problematic human rights record.

In June 2023, the DP World Tour joined with the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia in a framework agreement intended to ease tensions between rival golf circuits. Although negotiations eventually stalled, the agreement highlighted the DP World Tour’s engagement with politically and economically contentious partners.

In June 2023, DP World Tour joined PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) in signing a framework agreement aimed at mending rifts between golf circuits. The agreement, however, expired without reaching a final resolution, raising questions about the political and economic implications of partnering with entities linked to authoritarian practices.