A building goes up in a sequence — formwork, rebar, concrete, masonry, roof, MEP — and each step needs its crew on time. We recruit building crews from the Philippines against that sequence: formwork carpenters, steel fixers, masons, roofers, MEP crews, with their own foremen.
Filipino formwork and finishing crews — panel systems, climbing forms, slab tables, blockwork, roofing — are a standard on Gulf towers and villas, and the same trades sit on Australia's Core Skills list, Austria's 2026 shortage list and Germany's shortage groups. What differs by country is which lines of the crew can be sponsored; we map the sequence to the rules before recruiting.
From manpower schedule to tested crew. A contractor sends, for example: 12 shuttering carpenters, 8 steel fixers, 6 masons, 4 scaffolders, 2 foremen, start in week 14. We:
Which trades can come depends on the country, not on demand, and we say so before quoting. Gulf: employer sponsorship — skilled trades at MoHRE level 4–5, foremen 3–4, helpers where the quota allows. Australia: trades on the Core Skills Occupation List with a TRA skills assessment for Philippine passports; concreters, plant operators and labourers only where a regional DAMA lists them. Germany: the experience route for diploma holders at Bau-Tarif, apprentices under § 16a — no visa for unskilled labour. Austria: roofers, carpenters, concrete workers, construction fitters and (regionally) bricklayers and tilers on the 2026 shortage lists. Belgium: the regional medium-skilled lists (Flanders 2026: 21 occupations, low-skilled excluded). Netherlands: skilled routes only.
Recruitment runs through our own DMW-licensed agency, Prime Search Manpower Agency Inc. in Makati (licence DMW-027-LB-11182024): your company is accredited at the Migrant Workers Office for the destination, the job order is registered with the DMW, and every worker leaves Manila with a verified contract, medical clearance, pre-departure orientation and an Overseas Employment Certificate. The Philippine ban on direct hiring applies; the employer is always your company, directly.
Everything here is subject to the permit, qualification and licensing requirements of the destination country.
Common among Gulf-experienced crews; screened by system where you specify.
Yes — crews are presented with a supervisor structure; two to four weeks to a tested shortlist.
Dachdecker are on Austria's 2026 nationwide shortage list; see the Austria guides.
General information for employers, not legal or migration advice. Rules change; we re-verify before each hire.