Dunia Distributes Donations To Labour Camps In The UAE

Dunia Finance LLC, the Abu Dhabi based financial services company, distributed donations earlier this week to labourers in Dubai to help improve their everyday living conditions and add a few smiles to their lives during the holy month of Ramadan. The donated items, which included clothing, home appliances, furniture, electronics, bedding and toiletries, were collected through Dunia’s Dunia Cares ‘Donating from the heart gives others a brighter start’ campaign which aims at collecting extra or unwanted items and distributing them to underprivileged individuals.

The ‘Donating from the heart gives others a brighter start’ campaign, which falls under the ‘Dunia Cares’ programme umbrella, encouraged Dunia staff, customers and the community as a whole to donate their unused items to help the needy. During the campaign period, all 19 Dunia financial centers located across the UAE accepted donations whilst a home collection service was offered for larger items of donation.

“For the city’s labourers, daily life is a drain on their modest salaries, most of which they send back home to their families. Our aim, with the ‘Donating from the heart gives others a brighter start’ campaign, was to provide the UAE’s labour camps with the things that they need for everyday life but cannot afford. Even the smallest items such as a toothbrush or comb can make a difference to those who have little to spend. This campaign is an example of how corporations and communities can come together to make a difference.” Said Rajeev Kakar, Executive Director & CEO, Dunia.

The overwhelmingly positive response to the campaign from both individuals and corporates has encouraged Dunia to consider extending it past the holy month. Through the campaign Dunia was able to collect over 2,-000 items and distributed those to labourers across the UAE.

The ‘Dunia Cares’ programme covers the company’s social and charitable activities, which focus on lending a helping hand to causes that span public health, education, improving social conditions, and working at the grassroots level. Dunia has rolled out several community-based CSR initiatives to support causes such as supplying basic necessities to construction workers, blood donation drives, and English Literacy classes for those who are less privileged and in need to learn English.
 

Dubai Properties Group Employees Host Charity Iftar For Skilled Labour At Nuzul

Dubai Properties Group (DPG), a member of Dubai Holding, today announced its employees came together to host a charity Iftar for over 2,500 residents of Nuzul, a dedicated community for skilled labour.

In keeping with the spirit of the Holy Month of Ramadan, DPG employees and leadership contributed generously to the event which was hosted at the newly built community mosque at Nuzul. The evening also included a talk on Ramadan by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD).

Khalid Al Malik, Group CEO, Dubai Properties Group, said: “The selfless contribution of our employees helped us organise a special Iftar for the residents of Nuzul that has made this Ramadan a memorable experience. The initiative confirms our commitment to DPG’s core values of respect and integrity and demonstrates our dedication to giving back to our community.”

The recently launched Nuzul community is a dedicated residential development for skilled labour. Providing an enhanced lifestyle with well-appointed amenities, the community comprises 2,236 residential units across 13 low-rise buildings with a built-up area of 92,000 sq ft in the Jebel Ali Industrial Area 1.
 

5,700 Iftar Meals To Be Distributed Daily In Dubai Municipality Labour Camps

The Housing and Internal Transport Unit in the Salaries and Services Section of the Human Resources Department of Dubai Municipality has completed all preparations to distribute 5,700 Iftar meals daily in the Municipality Labour Camp throughout the holy month of Ramadan.

Iftar meals will be distributed to Municipality employees, who stay in the different labour camp sites of Dubai Municipality in the city in Muhaisina (Al Qusais), Al Aweer and Al Quoz.

The food is supplied by the Zabeel Office of the UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the Red Crescent Authority.

The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai will bring for the first time some of the scholars who are specialists in giving religious lectures for the labourers and also to listen to the Holy Quran recitation by the workers, who have memorized the holy book. They will also distribute some prizes to these labourers.
 

Dubai Properties Launches Nuzul A New Generation of Skilled Labour Accommodations

Dubai Properties Group, A member of Dubai Holding, today announced the launch of Nuzul, a dedicated community for skilled labour focused on providing an enhanced lifestyle to the emirate’s labour workforce.

The developers behind the iconic Jumeirah Beach Residence, The Executive Towers at Business Bay and Shorooq Mirdif are delivering a new vision for skilled labour accommodations in Dubai. Nuzul is comprised of 2236 residential units across 13 low rise buildings with a build-up area of 92,000 sq ft in Jebel Ali industrial Area 1.

The innovative new community features Mediterranean architecture with wide open spaces designed to provide a healthy living, working and leisure environment for skilled labour. Nuzul features holistic amenities including dedicated recreation and entertainment areas, a food court, supermarket, a clinic, a pharmacy, emergency treatment room, a mosque, game rooms, library, internet room, ATM machine, retail outlets and cricket & basketball field.

A kitchen with LPG (central gas), a dining facility, laundry rooms, bathrooms and elevators can be found on each floor of all 13 buildings, providing a more intimate and personal environment for residents.

The community was meticulous planned to provide an enhanced quality of life for the regions skilled labours and promotes increased productivity among its inhabitants. In addition, Nuzul offers business owners a highly anticipated alternative to better accommodate the needs of their local labour force.

Located in close proximity to the Jebel Ali free zone with easy connectivity to Sheikh Zayed Road, Emirates Road and other arterial highways, Nuzul is a secure community that boasts on-site, dedicated centralized parking for heavy vehicles and staff buses.

Khalid Al Malik, Group CEO of Dubai Properties group said: “Nuzul is in line with our commitment to deliver a diverse and comprehensive real estate portfolio that features the next generation of labour accommodations. This initiative is a crucial part of our corporate responsibility to deliver a new vision for skilled labour communities in the region.

Nuzul is well-equipped to ensuring that residents are not only provided with good basic provisions but that they can also enjoy the enhanced living conditions that Dubai is known to offer. In addition Nuzul is an important component of our ongoing efforts to provide comprehensive real estate solutions to our clients.”

Nuzul is a “green” community with a MBBR Sewage Treatment Plant (Moving Bed Bio film Reactor). The plant will be designed for approximately 10,000 residents with a capacity of 3000 cubic meters. The treated water will be pumped for re-use in gardening.

The preliminary response to Nuzul has been positive, with significant interest from local business owners. A number of complete buildings have already been leased before the official launch of the project.

Dubai Properties Group is currently leasing residential and commercial units at Jumeirah Beach Residence, Shorooq Mirdif, Layan in DUBAILAND, Cordoba Villas, Al Khail Gate, Al Razi Residence, and Office Park at Dubai Internet City.
 

Emirates Gas Spreads Safety Message At Labour Camps In Dubai

Emirates Gas provided a lecture on the safe use of LPG gas cylinders to more than 75 labourers at the Serve U labour camp in Al Quoz, Dubai. Representatives from the company demonstrated how to safely install, use and store the LPG cylinders at the camp.

Hesham Ali Mustafa, General Manager, Emirates Gas, said that the visit is part of a bigger campaign that aims to alert customers to the need for greater safety awareness when dealing with cylinders. “Emirates Gas regularly trains customers on the safe handling of LPG cylinders and labour camps are considered one of our biggest users. The lecture covered a list of safety guidelines for fixing, operating and maintaining LPG cylinders, and highlighted the warning signs to look out for during a gas leakage,” said Mustafa.

The company also put up posters on safety use of LPG cylinders in English, Hindi and Arabic in the camp and plans to conduct more awareness campaigns across labour camps in Dubai for the rest of the year.