du celebrates Emirati Women’s Day

Press release

Published August 29th, 2016 - 05:28 GMT

During the event

On the occasion of Emirati Women’s Day, du hosted an exclusive ceremony for its female Emirati employees, to celebrate their contribution to the company’s success. du encouraged the women to continue to build their burgeoning careers in the ICT telecommunications sector.

Over the years, du has continued to promote female empowerment through a number of key initiatives spearheaded by Hala Badri, Executive Vice President Brand and Communication. This year has seen the company take a leading role as sponsor of the first ever MENA Global Women’s Forum. As part of its mission to create leaders of tomorrow, du has remained firmly dedicated to supporting Emirati girls at a grassroots level – through education – and encouraging them to gain workplace experience.

Background Information

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)

Ever since we opened for business in 2006, we have worked hard to enhance and expand our bouquet of services in an industry that is at the heart of economic and social transformation. Bringing people and businesses together is what we do best, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to people, homes and businesses all over the UAE. We also provide carrier services, a data hub, internet exchange facilities and satellite services for broadcasters.