Dubai Industrial City and Xpress Money jointly host Day of Entertainment for workers at Labour Village
Event part of celebrations to mark International Labour Day
8 May, 2010 – Dubai Industrial City, a member of TECOM Investments, and Xpress Money, the leading global instant money transfer brand based in the UAE, jointly organized an activity and entertainment day for workers at Dubai Industrial City’s Labour Village. The event, which was attended by around 9000 workers housed in the labour village, comes as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of the two companies and marked the occasion of the International Labour Day.
The day’s activities kicked off with a a short race which featured around 700 runners, with 10 winners and camp leaders taking away attractive prizes. The race was won by Mansour Ali, hailing from Kerala, India. High-voltage entertainment with an RJ from a local radio station, DJ music, as well as four live bands with professional musicians from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, made the day a special one for the workers. The event was attended by Dubai Industrial City officials and Mr. Sudhesh Giriyan, Vice President- Xpress Money.
Abdullah BelHoul, Managing Director of Manufacturing and Logistics Cluster, said:
We are delighted with the success of the sport and leisure event which highlights our commitment to the welfare of workers housed in our labour accommodation, which is one of the first to comply with the new federal regulations as well as international health and safety standards.
Our partnership with Xpress Money reflects the importance both the brands place on social responsibility, which we consider as one of our core values. We will continue to provide such activities to the workers in future.
Xpress Money officials stated that the brand has always upheld core human values, and CSR forms an important part of its operational realm. The brand has successfully become one of the top favourites among global instant money transfers, through top quality customer service and convenience-related product features. Xpress Money often joins hands with able partners like Dubai Industrial City, to strengthen its warm relationship with its customers worldwide. The Activity and Entertainment Day was one such successful initiative.
Located on Emirates Road near the new Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai Industrial City offers a strategic advantage due to its proximity to major highways and the Jebel Ali Port. The 560 million sq ft dedicated manufacturing destination comprises six industrial clusters for food and beverage, base metal, mineral products, chemicals, transport equipment and parts and machinery and mechanical equipment.
Designed to incorporate additional facilities for logistics, warehousing and labour accommodation, Dubai Industrial City serves as an integrated one-stop destination, providing tenants with a critical competitive advantage in terms of cost and business efficiencies, strategic location and ability to export goods tariff free to countries governed by bilateral free trade agreements.
About Xpress Money
Xpress Money is a leading global provider of instant money transfers with a network covering around 95 countries across five continents of the world. Its agent network includes many banking and non-banking entities, and it offers several unique features unmatched in the industry. These features including SMS to the sender upon collection of funds by the beneficiary and zero charges on cancellation, makes it the favourite brand in the industry. Xpress Money is part of NMC Group, the leading business conglomerate based in the UAE, and an associate company of UAE Exchange, the leading global remittance brand with 30 years of industry-leading business performance.
For more details, log on to www.xpressmoney.com
About Dubai Industrial City
Dubai Industrial City (DI), a member of TECOM Investments, is the third largest non-real estate project in Dubai and is spread across 560 million square feet of land. The industrial destination was established to serve as a catalyst for the growth and expansion of the industrial sector in the United Arab Emirates - especially in light to medium manufacturing sectors with specific emphasis on Machinery and Mechanical equipment, Transport Equipment and parts, Base Metal, Chemicals, Food and Beverage and Mineral Products. Dubai Industrial City provides a cost effective and efficient business environment together with a number of industry supporting products and facilities including warehousing and logistics solutions, labour villages, vocational training, commercial space as well as a one stop shop for the issue of required licenses and permits.
Dubai Industrial City is strategically located next to the new Al Maktoum Airport (Dubai World Central) and in close proximity to the Jebel Ali Free Zone. The City provides a traffic free environment with direct connections to the Emirates Road, Dubai By Pass Road providing easy and convenient access to global transportation points via road, air and sea.
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