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11/18/24, 5:05 PM Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed honours winners of 2nd Emirates Labour Market Award – The Gulf Time Newspaper
Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed honours winners of 2nd

Emirates Labour Market Award

ABU DHABI/WAM

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and
Chairman of the Presidential Court, the winners of the second edition of the Emirates Labour Market Award were honoured by
HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and
Fallen Heroes’ Affairs, and Dr Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, Acting Minister of
Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Chairman of the award’s Supervisory Committee, in a ceremony held on
Thursday by the ministry at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi).
During the ceremony, 84 winners including companies and workers were honoured, selected out of 7,700 applications
submitted across the award’s five main categories, with a total prize pool valued at AED37 million.
Applications were evaluated by expert committees based on criteria such as employment and empowerment, occupational
health and safety, creativity and innovation, talent acquisition, labour relations and wages, and social responsibility, among
several other comprehensive, integrated and category-specific criteria.
On this occasion, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan said, “The UAE Government’s forward-thinking and
sustainability-driven vision, under the exceptional leadership of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al

Nahyan, has enabled our nation to stand out as an inspiring example of excellence and leadership, a beacon of innovation
across all vital sectors, and a role model for constructive collaboration between the public and private sectors. This synergy
empowers us to move forward and achieve the ambitious strategic objectives outlined in the UAE 2031 vision and the UAE
Centennial 2071 Plan, further enhancing the country’s global competitiveness and standing.
“We congratulate the winners in this second edition of the Emirates Labour Market Award, whose name embodies the UAE’s
ambition to be a world leader in every field. We are proud of all the award submissions, which play a critical role in the UAE’s
pioneering economic development journey, supporting the country’s efforts to build a competitive, robust, diverse, and
sustainable knowledge-based economy. These contributions empower the UAE to be a global destination for talent and a
launchpad for businesses, offering a healthy and agile environment that upholds international standards and best practices.”
For his part, Dr Abdulrahman Al Awar thanked His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his continued support
for the award.
He said, “The Emirates Labour Market Award has become a pillar in the UAE labour market’s journey towards excellence. It

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