 The Taqdeer Award, launched by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai is the first of its kind in the world that seeks to recognise companies for their labour policies and efforts, so as to inspire them to further improve their labour practices.Arabtec was evaluated based on factors considered for the ratings, which include labour policies, facilities and infrastructure, health and safety, labour security, recruitment and wages, justice and transparency, labour relations and other indicators.Taqdeer Award

In a 2009 BBC Panorama program, Arabtec was exposed as treating their migrant workers inhumanely.The program showed how Arabtec failed to provide its workers with basic amenities to live with conditions deteriorating rapidly across the camp.