Labour supply for the UAE, registered, paid through WPS and on site when you need them
General labourers, trades, production line and warehouse workers for projects and plants across all seven emirates. tamdeed employs and sponsors them, pays them through WPS, mobilises them to your site and shows you attendance, documents and cost in one portal.
- Emirates covered, from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah
- 7Emirates covered, from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah
- Workers on registered contracts and WPS payroll
- 100%Workers on registered contracts and WPS payroll
- Fees paid by workers, ever
- 0Fees paid by workers, ever
- Portal for attendance, documents and invoices
- 1Portal for attendance, documents and invoices
What labour supply means in the UAE
Labour supply in the UAE is the provision of workers, usually for site, industrial and operational roles, by a supplier licensed by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation to employ people and deploy them to clients. The supplier holds the employment: registered contracts, residence visas, WPS wages, medical insurance and end-of-service liability. The client holds the work: the site, the supervision and the output.
The phrase is used most for construction, infrastructure, industrial and warehouse workforces, where headcount moves with the programme and a contractor does not want to carry visas for people it needs for eight months. Manpower supply is the wider term that also covers hospitality, facilities, sales and office roles; in practice the two overlap and the same licence covers both.
What separates suppliers is the quality of the employment behind the worker. A labourer who is paid late, uninsured or charged a recruitment fee is a risk on your site and a liability under UAE law. tamdeed employs every worker properly and proves it in the portal: the WPS record, the insurance, the document expiries and the attendance are all there to be inspected.
On the bench this week
Employed, vetted workers ready to deploy. No competitor publishes this; we do, and update it by hand each week.
- Helpers & general labourAll emiratesAvailable now
- Cleaners & housekeepingAll emiratesAvailable now
- Masons & plasterersAvailable now
- Shuttering carpentersAvailable now
- Steel fixersBook ahead of the pourLimited
- ElectriciansFrom 22 SepBooking ahead
- PlumbersAvailable now
- HVAC techniciansSummer demandLimited
- Pipe fittersShutdown season, from OctBooking ahead
- Certified scaffoldersFrom 22 SepBooking ahead
- Forklift operatorsCertifiedAvailable now
- Warehouse pickers & packersScales for peaksAvailable now
- Light & heavy driversAvailable now
- Sales & customer serviceAvailable now
Refreshed every Monday. Confirm live availability when you enquire; transport to your site is shown on its own line.
Labour supply by emirate and by trade
Each emirate page carries the zones, the logistics and the local shape of demand; each trade page carries the grades and the checks.
Who uses labour supply
Contractors, plants and operators whose headcount follows the work.
Main contractors and subcontractors
Helpers, masons, steel fixers, carpenters, scaffolders and trades for the programme, ramped up and down by phase without carrying the visas.
Industrial plants and factories
Production line workers, machine operators, packers and quality helpers for shifts in Sharjah, Ajman, KEZAD and Dubai Industrial City.
Warehouses, ports and logistics parks
Loaders, pickers, forklift operators and yard staff for volume that peaks and troughs.
Facilities and infrastructure maintenance
Cleaning, landscaping, waste handling and maintenance crews on long-term contracts across communities and assets.
What is included
Registered employment and sponsorship
Every worker on a MOHRE-registered contract and a residence visa sponsored by tamdeed.
WPS wages, on time
Salaries through the Wage Protection System every month, overtime computed from approved hours at the statutory rates.
Medical insurance and documents
Cover from day one; Emirates ID, labour card and medical fitness tracked with expiry alerts.
Trade checks and safety induction
Experience and trade tests where the role needs them, site safety briefing before the first shift, PPE as agreed in the charge sheet.
Geofenced attendance on site
Check-in and check-out from the worker app at your site, so timesheets match the gate.
Midday break and rest compliance
Summer outdoor work rules, daily and weekly rest, and leave enforced by the platform with the record to show an inspector.
Supervision and replacements
A named contact, performance follow-up and replacement of workers who do not meet the standard.
Transport to site, where agreed
Scheduled transport as a separate, visible line when your site needs it.
How mobilisation works
- 1
Brief
Trades, headcount, site location, start date, duration and shift pattern. We flag anything that changes the visa route or the rate.
- 2
Match and verify
Bench workers first, recruitment where needed. Trade tests and document checks before anyone is confirmed to you.
- 3
Charge sheet
Every monthly line shown and approved in your portal. Government fees at cost.
- 4
Mobilise and track
Induction, transport where agreed, geofenced attendance from day one, payroll and invoices running on the platform.
Labour we supply
Construction
- General labourers and helpers
- Masons and plasterers
- Steel fixers and shuttering carpenters
- Scaffolders
- Site supervisors and foremen
MEP and finishing
- Electricians
- Plumbers and pipe fitters
- HVAC and duct technicians
- Painters and tilers
- Fit-out and joinery crews
Industrial and production
- Production line workers
- Machine operators
- Packers and quality helpers
- Welders and fabricators
- Store keepers
Warehouse and yard
- Loaders and unloaders
- Pickers and packers
- Forklift operators
- Yard and port helpers
- Inventory clerks
Facilities and grounds
- Cleaners
- Landscapers and gardeners
- Waste handling crews
- Maintenance helpers
- Facilities helpers
Hospitality support
- Kitchen stewards
- Housekeeping attendants
- Banquet setup crews
- Laundry attendants
- Porters
What a labour supply rate contains
A per-worker monthly rate is the wage plus the costs of employing the worker plus the supplier's administration. On a tamdeed charge sheet each of those is a separate line, so a low headline number cannot hide an unpaid insurance or an unaccrued gratuity.
Hourly and daily rates are the same monthly cost divided by the contracted hours. A standard 48-hour week is about 208 hours a month; overtime above the contracted hours is paid to the worker at the statutory premium and billed at the rate agreed in the charge sheet.
Illustrative structure, not a tariff. Rates depend on trade, emirate, duration, shift pattern and headcount; your charge sheet shows the exact lines before you commit.
Build your charge sheet
Pick the grade, the site, the term and the hours, and watch which lines appear, which are at cost and which one is tamdeed's. No market rates, no bundled number.
Turns the statutory accruals into dirhams on your own assumption. tamdeed does not publish market wages; the wage on a real charge sheet is agreed with you by role and grade.
Your charge sheet, line by line
Monthly, per worker- Wage paid through WPS (skilled trade)By grade, agreed with youAgreed with you
- Work permit, visa, medical, Emirates ID, labour cardAt cost, amortised over 12 monthsAt cost
- Medical insuranceAt cost, from day oneAt cost
- End-of-service gratuity accrual21 days of basic wage a year, accrued monthlySet by law
- Annual leave and public holidays30 days a year, accrued monthly so the rate can pay themSet by law
- PPE, uniform and toolsOnly what the site needs, each visibleOnly if the site needs it
- Platform and administrationThe tamdeed line, shown on its own. Live pricing for one to ten workerstamdeed's line
Illustrative structure, not a tariff. A real charge sheet carries the amounts against exactly these lines for your roles, site and term, and is approved in your portal before anyone moves.
Short cover is the same monthly cost divided by fewer hours, which is why an hourly rate looks higher and is not more expensive per month.
1 to 10 skilled trade workers in Dubai, 12 months. The form below opens with this written in.
Proof, not promises
Every worker's contract, visa, insurance and attendance record is in your portal. When an inspector or an auditor asks, you open the screen instead of calling the supplier.
From check-in to invoice, one hour in motion
The coordination a traditional supplier does by phone, done by the platform. This is exactly how an hour on your site becomes a line you are billed.
Questions, answered plainly
What is the difference between labour supply and manpower supply?
Labour supply usually means site, industrial and operational workers; manpower supply is the wider term that also covers hospitality, facilities, sales and office roles. Both describe the same arrangement: a licensed supplier employs the workers and deploys them to the client. tamdeed supplies both.
Which emirates do you supply labour in?
All seven: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah, including the industrial zones and free zones within them.
Are supplied workers on your visa or ours?
On tamdeed's. Every supplied worker is employed by tamdeed on a registered contract and sponsored on a residence visa by tamdeed. Your site carries no employment or visa liability for them.
Do you provide daily-wage or short-term labour?
Yes. Short cover for a shutdown, a peak or a project phase is priced as a short-term contract, and the rate reflects the length. Very short engagements are billed on hours from the geofenced attendance record.
How are overtime and the midday break handled?
Overtime is computed from approved attendance at the statutory premium under UAE labour law and shown on the payslip and the invoice. During the summer midday break period, outdoor work is stopped in the prohibited hours and the record is kept on the platform.
What safety and vetting checks are done?
Identity, right to work and experience are verified; trade tests are run where the role needs them; a site safety induction is given before the first shift; PPE is issued as agreed. Certifications are stored against the worker's profile with expiry alerts.
Can we scale the team up and down?
Yes. Headcount changes are requested in the portal and priced from the same charge sheet. Ramping down at the end of a phase does not leave you holding visas or settlements; tamdeed carries them.
What does labour supply cost in the UAE?
It depends on the trade, the emirate, the contract length, the shift pattern and the headcount. Rather than quote a single number, tamdeed itemises the wage, the amortised government fees at cost, insurance, gratuity accrual, any PPE or transport, and its own administration line, so you can compare it with any other quote like for like.
Tell us about the site
Trades, headcount, location and dates. A tamdeed adviser replies with availability and an itemised rate.