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Article

15 Aug 2019

Author:
Ashley Williams, Construction Week Online (UAE)

MENA facilities management company Emrill cancels contracts with suppliers failing to improve labour standards

"Emrill ramps up worker welfare standards through Cips partnership", 14 Aug 2019

Emrill Services has partnered with the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Middle East & North Africa (Cips Mena) to boost welfare standards... the firm has begun making changes to improve worker standards by cancelling contracts with 40 suppliers that were unable or unwilling to improve standards.... in line with the Dhaka Principles... to improve health, safety and employee welfare. “In cases where suppliers are underperforming, we actively work with them to improve the welfare of their employees,” said [commercial director Suzie] Razmjou. “We have used our influence in the market as a way of making a difference and improving the lives of thousands of workers. At Emrill, we feel we have a collective responsibility to ensure those individuals delivering services to our clients are looked after properly.”