Manpower supply in Abu Dhabi, from the island to Al Ain
Site labour, industrial workers, facilities crews, hospitality and event staff, sales and administrative teams for Abu Dhabi projects and operations. tamdeed employs and sponsors them, pays them through WPS, handles transport to remote sites and shows you attendance and cost in your portal.
- Regions served: Abu Dhabi city and islands, Al Dhafra, Al Ain
- 3Regions served: Abu Dhabi city and islands, Al Dhafra, Al Ain
- 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
Manpower supply in Abu Dhabi, and what makes it different
Manpower supply in Abu Dhabi is the deployment of workers employed and sponsored by a licensed supplier to a client's site in the emirate, at an agreed rate, with the supplier carrying the registered employment, the residence visas, the WPS wages and the insurance, and the client directing the work. The federal labour law applies exactly as it does in Dubai; what changes is the geography and the buyers.
Abu Dhabi's demand is shaped by long programmes and large sites: industrial and logistics zones at KEZAD and ICAD Mussafah, infrastructure and energy-adjacent work in Al Dhafra, agriculture and construction around Al Ain, and hospitality, retail and events on Yas and Saadiyat and in the city. Contracts run longer, sites are further apart, and clients expect the supplier to solve transport, accommodation-free logistics and attendance evidence without being asked.
tamdeed supplies Abu Dhabi from the same platform as the rest of the UAE. Workers check in with geofenced attendance at the site, transport is scheduled and shown as its own line where the site needs it, and the client's portal carries every contract, visa, insurance and hour worked, which is the evidence a main contractor's or a government client's audit asks for.
Manpower by trade, and the other emirates
Each trade page carries the grades, the checks and the rate lines; the crews below are the ones Abu Dhabi programmes ask for most.
Where we deploy in Abu Dhabi
KEZAD (formerly KIZAD) and Khalifa Port
Warehouse, yard, production and logistics workers for the industrial and free zone estates, on shifts that run around vessel and plant schedules.
ICAD Mussafah and the industrial city
Fabrication helpers, welders, machine operators, packers and drivers for workshops and plants, with transport from residential areas built into the rate.
Al Ain and Al Dhafra
Construction and agricultural labour, facilities crews and long-term site teams where distance makes reliable transport and attendance evidence the whole job.
Yas, Saadiyat and the city
Hospitality, events, retail, facilities and front-of-house staff for hotels, venues, malls and towers, plus sales and administrative teams for offices on the island and in the capital.
What is included
Registered employment and sponsorship
Every worker employed by tamdeed on a MOHRE-registered contract and sponsored on a residence visa.
WPS wages
Paid through the Wage Protection System every month, overtime from approved attendance at the statutory premium.
Insurance and documents
Medical cover from day one; Emirates ID, labour card and medical fitness tracked with expiry alerts.
Transport to remote sites
Scheduled transport to KEZAD, Al Dhafra, Al Ain and other sites where public transport is not an option, on its own line.
Geofenced attendance
Check-in at the site gate from the worker app, so billed hours match the record your client can audit.
Long-term contract terms
Multi-year supply agreements with headcount schedules, rate review points and replacement terms written into the charge sheet.
Site supervision
Supervisors and foremen supplied with the crew where the contract needs them, with a named tamdeed contact behind them.
One itemised invoice
Wage, government fees at cost, insurance, accruals, transport and administration on separate lines every month.
Mobilising to an Abu Dhabi site
- 1
Brief
Trades or roles, headcount, exact site, dates, shift pattern, and any client induction or site pass requirements.
- 2
Match and verify
Bench workers first, recruitment where needed. Trade tests and documents checked; site pass paperwork prepared where the site requires it.
- 3
Charge sheet
Every monthly line, including transport, approved in your portal before anyone moves.
- 4
Mobilise and track
Induction, scheduled transport, geofenced check-in from the first shift, payroll and invoices running on the platform.
Roles we supply in Abu Dhabi
Construction and infrastructure
- General labourers and helpers
- Masons, steel fixers, carpenters
- Scaffolders
- Site supervisors and foremen
- Surveying and safety helpers
Industrial and fabrication
- Welders and fabricators
- Machine operators
- Production helpers
- Store keepers
- Forklift operators
Logistics and ports
- Loaders and yard staff
- Pickers and packers
- Heavy and light vehicle drivers
- Dispatch and inventory clerks
- Delivery riders
Facilities and grounds
- Cleaners and housekeeping
- MEP maintenance technicians
- Landscapers
- Waste handling crews
- Maintenance helpers
Hospitality and events
- Waiters and banquet staff
- Kitchen stewards
- Event and registration staff
- Housekeeping attendants
- Guest services
Sales and office
- Credit card and loan sales agents
- Promoters and cashiers
- Customer service agents
- Administrators
- Data entry operators
What changes the rate in Abu Dhabi
The composition of a rate is the same in every emirate: wage, government fees at cost, insurance, accruals, and administration. In Abu Dhabi two lines move more than elsewhere: transport, because sites are further from where workers live, and contract length, because long programmes spread the visa and onboarding costs thinner and lower the monthly figure.
Live pricing applies to one to ten workers; the long-term, high-headcount contracts typical of the emirate receive a custom charge sheet from the same lines, with rate review points written in.
Illustrative structure, not a tariff. Your charge sheet shows the exact lines and amounts for your site 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.
Evidence a main contractor's audit accepts
Contracts, visas, insurance, inductions and hours worked, per person, in one portal. When the client's compliance team asks, you send a screen, not a promise.
Questions, answered plainly
Do you supply manpower to KEZAD and ICAD sites?
Yes. Warehouse, yard, production, fabrication and logistics workers are supplied to the KEZAD estate, still searched for as KIZAD by many buyers, and to ICAD Mussafah, with scheduled transport from residential areas, geofenced attendance at the gate and the site pass paperwork prepared where the estate requires it.
What is the manpower supply rate per month in Abu Dhabi?
A monthly rate per worker in Abu Dhabi is the wage through WPS plus government fees at cost, insurance, gratuity and leave accrual, transport to the site and tamdeed's administration line. Long programmes lower it because the visa and onboarding costs are spread over more months; remote sites raise the transport line. tamdeed shows each line on the charge sheet rather than quoting one bundled number, and the rates page explains how to compare two quotes.
Do you supply helpers and crews for plant shutdowns and EPC projects?
Yes. Helpers, riggers' helpers, scaffolders, fitters' mates, welders and fabricators and the trades a turnaround needs are supplied as short-term crews billed on hours from the attendance record, or as long-term site teams for EPC programmes on a monthly charge sheet. Site pass and induction requirements are prepared with you before mobilisation; approvals a client's site requires are confirmed at the brief, not assumed.
Can you supply long-term labour contracts in Abu Dhabi?
Yes. Multi-year supply agreements with a headcount schedule, rate review points and replacement terms are written into the charge sheet. Long programmes lower the monthly rate because visa and onboarding costs are spread over more months.
Is transport to remote sites included?
Transport to sites such as KEZAD, Al Dhafra and Al Ain is scheduled by tamdeed and shown as its own line on the charge sheet, so you see the cost rather than finding it hidden in the wage.
Who is the legal employer of the workers?
tamdeed. Every supplied worker is employed on a MOHRE-registered contract and sponsored on a residence visa by tamdeed, and paid through WPS by tamdeed. They report to your site for the work.
Do you supply hospitality and event staff on Yas and Saadiyat?
Yes. Waiters, banquet and kitchen staff, housekeeping, event and registration staff and guest services are supplied to hotels and venues on the islands and in the city, for seasons, events and ongoing operations.
How quickly can a crew mobilise to Abu Dhabi?
Workers already on the bench and in the UAE can mobilise within days of an approved charge sheet, subject to any site pass or induction the estate requires. Roles that need recruiting or new visas take longer, and we tell you which at the brief.
How is attendance evidenced for a government or main-contractor client?
Workers check in and out at the site from the worker app with a geofence, timesheets are approved in the portal, and the invoice is built from that record. Contracts, visas, insurance and inductions sit against each worker's profile, ready for an audit.
What does manpower supply cost in Abu Dhabi?
It depends on the trade, the site, the contract length, the shift pattern and the headcount. tamdeed itemises the wage, government fees at cost, insurance, accruals, transport and its own administration line on a charge sheet, so an Abu Dhabi quote can be compared with any other like for like.
Tell us about your Abu Dhabi site
Roles, headcount, site and dates. A tamdeed adviser replies with availability and an itemised rate including transport.