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TheDubaiLife.com campaigns to help Indian construction workers in Dubai TheDubaiLife.com the online magazine and news portal has launched a campaign to highlight and gain support for better working conditions for South Asian migrant workers in Dubai. The campaign was launched following the riots at the construction site of the tallest tower in the world the Burj Dubai, after these events there was a great need to show real support for Dubai’s construction workers. Together with users of SkyScraperCity.com [UAE forum] TheDubaiLife.com has set up an online petition allowing Internet users to show their discontent at the current conditions in which Duabi’s construction workers live and work. Waseem Aslam Co-Founder and Editor of TheDubaiLife.com said "There is a growing sense of dismay in Dubai and abroad at the plight of the construction workers. We have had great support from the online community for our campaign with hundreds of people signing the petition and sending messages of support" "We encourage Indian Internet users to visit our website at TheDubaiLife.com and sign the petition to support their fellow Indian’s in Dubai. It will send a clear signal to the construction companies that they need to start addressing the concerns of their workers" Notes to Editors: The online petition can be found at the following link: http://www.thedubailife.com/index.php/main/petition
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