Dubai, UAE, 29 June 2014

As part of its commitment to encourage healthier habits amongst the UAE community, du has established several healthy-living initiatives for its employees during Ramadan. These fall in line with du's year-round employee wellness programme, under the umbrella of its Every Step Counts campaign.

The first stage of du's Ramadan wellness initiative was a Wellness Parade, held at du's headquarters in Dubai Media City, and in the company's offices in Dubai International Academic City.  In partnership with City Centre Clinic, Unilever, Health Factory and Ergoera, 400 du employees participated to receive blood pressure and sugar checks; facial skin analysis; testing for glaucoma; a consultation with a clinical dietician; reflexology sessions; body composition analysis; food samples; ergonomic and posture training, and exclusive discounts, vouchers and gift hampers.

Employees were also invited to attend a Work Stress workshop with renowned psychologist - Dr Avinash De Sousa as the guest speaker. Dr Avinash taught attendees how to use the 4G model - Goodness, Gratitude, Giving, and Getting Together - to help balance the pressures of professional and personal life, especially with the additional obligations of Ramadan.

Additionally, du employees will receive a daily wellness health tip quiz during Ramadan, as well as being invited to participate in the company's annual Ramadan Cup football tournament, which will take place on 10-11 July.

"We are committed to empowering our employees with the knowledge and tools they need to live a healthier life, in-line with our Every Step Counts wellbeing campaign," said Dr. Mansoor Anwar, Medical and Occupational Health Services, du. "This Ramadan, we aim to inspire our colleagues to make healthy choices and retain a healthy sense of balance in all aspects of their life. We look forward to sharing the blessings of the Holy Month with them, and wish them, and the wider UAE community, Ramadan Kareem."

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About du
We opened for business in 2006. We offer mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to individuals, homes and businesses. We also provide carrier services for businesses and satellite up/downlink services for TV broadcasters. As a rapidly-growing enterprise, we have a team of experts working to enhance and expand our bouquet of service offerings. Our people come from over 60 countries - we mirror the rich cultural diversity of our nation, while being able to serve our customers in a variety of languages.

We remain committed to providing fulfilling opportunities for quality talent in a cosmopolitan working environment. By the end of Q1 2014, more than 7.5 million individual customers and over 80,000 businesses have chosen to use our services. In 2013 we were awarded the Dubai Chamber CSR Label for the second year in recognition of our continuing commitment to CSR best practice and the Small Energy Award - Golden Category at Emirates Energy Award for our LEED platinum-certified Fujairah retail shop. We were also awarded with the Premier Plan Best Business Service commsMEA awards in 2013 and the award Best Cloud Provider for Datamena at Telecom Review Industry Awards.

du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 20.08 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining stake by public shareholders. du is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and trades under the name 'du'.

For further information, please contact:
Maryam Al Balooshi
PR Lead(Corporate)
Brand & Communications
du
Mobile: +971 55 953 0523
Email: maryam.albalooshi@du.ae

Reka Sepsy
LeoComm PR
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Mobile: +971 55 220 68 20
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Email: reka.sepsy@leocommpr.com

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