Emaar Properties

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Emaar Group is a Dubai-based real estate development company known for its landmark projects in Dubai and internationally. The company entered the Indian market in 2005 and is involved in various joint ventures across real estate, hospitality, and leisure sectors.

CCI Score

-6.42

0.01% April 18

Latest Event

Indian Migrant Workers Stranded: Emaar Properties Under Fire for Labor Rights Abuses

Reports surfaced in June 2020 alleging that Indian migrant workers have been stranded in Al Qouz Camp 2, waiting for assistance to return home. Emaar Properties' lack of response to these urgent calls has raised serious concerns about its labor relations and human rights practices.

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COLLABORATOR

Emaar Properties is currently rated as a Collaborator.

-5 to -9 CCI Score

In this category, companies align with authoritarian practices mainly to avoid trouble or regulatory conflict. Their compliance is driven by self-preservation, resulting in minimal resistance even as they participate in oppressive systems.

Latest Events

JUN

09

2020

Indian Migrant Workers Stranded: Emaar Properties Under Fire for Labor Rights Abuses
-43.05

Reports surfaced in June 2020 alleging that Indian migrant workers have been stranded in Al Qouz Camp 2, waiting for assistance to return home. Emaar Properties' lack of response to these urgent calls has raised serious concerns about its labor relations and human rights practices.
-70

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

March 20

Emaar Properties has been criticized following allegations that its Indian migrant workers have been stranded in Al Qouz Camp 2 without assistance for months. The company’s failure to address the workers' pleas for help suggests a neglect of labor rights and human welfare standards, raising serious concerns about its ethical responsibility towards its workforce.

UAE: Emaar Properties’ Indian migrant workers say they are stranded in co. camp & beg for help to get home
MAY

26

2020

Emaar Enhances Worker Welfare Measures During COVID-19
49.01

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Emaar Properties implemented improved protocols for worker welfare on the Dubai Creek Tower project, demonstrating a commitment to labor rights and ethical treatment of its workers.
+80

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

May 26

The initiative to improve worker welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic shows Emaar’s positive commitment to labor relations and human rights. This move, reported by a reputable human rights source, indicates a proactive ethical approach to ensuring worker safety and wellbeing amidst challenging conditions.

Emaar re worker welfare during Covid-19 on the Dubai Creek Tower project
MAR

10

2015

Construction Workers Protest Over Emaar's Fountain Views Project Pay
-21.82

Several hundred migrant workers protested for higher wages at Emaar's Fountain Views development, drawing attention to exploitative labor practices under the kafala system in Dubai.
-60

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

March 20

The protest at Emaar's Fountain Views development highlights severe labor rights violations where migrant workers, under the restrictive kafala system, demanded fair wages. This event points to ethical shortcomings in Emaar Properties' labor practices, reflecting the company's complicity in maintaining exploitative conditions.

Foreign construction workers stage rare protest in Dubai over pay
NOV

11

2006

Exploitation of Migrant Workers in UAE Construction Sector
-9.83

A Human Rights Watch report documents severe labor exploitation in the UAE construction industry, implicating major developers like Emaar Properties through exploitative labor practices such as wage withholding, passport confiscation, and unsafe working conditions. These unethical practices contribute to a system that prioritizes profit over worker rights and facilitates regulatory capture.
-80

Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

March 20

The report details extensive abuses in labor relations, including withheld wages, confiscation of passports, and hazardous working conditions. As a major developer in the UAE, Emaar Properties is implicated by association in an industry-wide pattern of exploitation that undermines workers' human rights and reinforces authoritarian business practices.

Building Towers, Cheating Workers: Exploitation of Migrant Construction Workers in the UAE
-40

Regulatory Capture

March 20

The report also highlights the role of regulatory capture, where government oversight is compromised by close ties with the construction industry. This failure to enforce labor and safety regulations allows exploitative practices to flourish, indirectly supporting an authoritarian framework that prioritizes corporate interests over workers' rights.

Building Towers, Cheating Workers: Exploitation of Migrant Construction Workers in the UAE