WorkersFromAsia
Employer Guide

Hire Skilled Trades Worldwide.Post Free. Pay on Placement.

Everything you need to know about closing your skilled-labour gap with vetted, biometric-verified tradespeople — how vetting works, what it costs, who handles the visa, and how fast a worker can be on your site.

No subscription · 8% only on confirmed placement · ILO & GDPR compliant

€0
To post unlimited jobs
8%
Of annual salary, one-time
Global
Worker origins worldwide
10–30
Weeks to a worker on site

Hiring in the United States or Australia?

See 2026 shortage data, transparent one-time 8%-of-salary pricing, and visa-friendly pathways for healthcare, drivers, and trades — then post your first job for free.

How hiring works

From job post to first day on site, in four stages

A structured, auditable supply chain — not a recruitment agency black box. You see every candidate, every stage and every document in one dashboard.

01Post your project — free

Today

Describe the role, required trade certifications, licences, project timeline and whether housing is provided. No subscription, no card, no posting limit. Your vacancy is live on the platform and across our programmatic corridor pages within minutes.

02Receive vetted candidates

Within days

Our recruitment teams source pre-screened candidates from countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and beyond to match your posting. Every profile shows biometric verification status, trade certificates, years of experience and references — verified before you ever see them.

03Interview and manage your pipeline

1–3 weeks

Shortlist, interview by video and move candidates through a visual pipeline: Vetted → Shortlisted → Interview → Visa Approved → Flight Booked. One dashboard replaces the email chains, spreadsheets and agency phone calls.

04Visa, arrival, first day

10–30 weeks total

You sponsor the legal work-authorisation pathway required by the destination country — we manage the file with the candidate: police clearance where required, medical report, legalisation, translation and filing support. We coordinate flights and arrival, and most employers arrange housing. Your one-time fee of 8% of the worker’s annual salary is billed across three milestones — 25% on hiring, 25% after the trial month and 50% after 3 months.

Candidate vetting

Every profile you see has already passed four checks

Cross-border hiring fails when the CV and the person don't match. We verify identity, documents, safety readiness and sourcing ethics before a candidate ever reaches your shortlist.

Biometric identity verification

Passports are reviewed for authenticity and matched to a biometric identity check. The person you interview is the person who arrives on site.

Document & reference checks

Trade certificates, qualifications and prior employment references are independently verified by our in-country teams before a profile is presented.

Trade skills assessment

Each candidate’s trade competencies, licences and experience are assessed and structured into their profile, so you can match the right skills to your project.

ILO-compliant sourcing

Every candidate is recruited under ILO fair-recruitment principles: informed consent, transparent contracts, no document retention, no coercion.

Pricing

One number to remember: 8%, only on placement

No subscriptions, no per-seat licences, no retainers. Your cost is tied to exactly one event — a worker confirmed on your site.

Job posting
€0
Always free
  • Unlimited postings
  • No subscription, no card required
  • Live on programmatic SEO pages
Success fee
8%
Of annual salary · one-time
  • Billed 25% on hiring, 25% after the trial month, 50% after 3 months
  • No placement — no fee
  • Transparent milestone invoicing
Workforce dashboard
From €0
Optional upgrade
  • Free pipeline & placement tracking
  • Starter from €49/mo: document vault + expiry alerts
  • Pro from €149/mo: unlimited workers + exports

Full details on the pricing page.

Workforce management

Private Employer Dashboard — beyond recruitment

Move from posting jobs to running an international crew: one workspace for documents, expiry radar, and workers you already employ alongside platform hires.

Free (€0): pipeline and placement tracking for hires made through WorkersFromAsia

Starter (from €49/mo): document vault + expiry alerts + up to 5 existing (off-platform) workers

Pro (from €149/mo): full dashboard + unlimited existing employees + compliance-oriented exports + team access

ILO fair recruitment

Sourcing follows ILO general principles for fair recruitment.

GDPR by design

Data minimisation, explicit consent, right to erasure.

Posted Workers Directive

Placements comply with EU Directive 96/71/EC where applicable.

Transparent billing

One success fee, invoiced monthly, fully auditable.

FAQ

Employer questions, answered

How much does it cost to hire through WorkersFromAsia?

Posting jobs is free and unlimited — no subscription, no upfront cost. You pay a one-time success fee of 8% of the worker’s annual salary, billed across three milestones: 25% on hiring, 25% after the one-month trial and 50% after three months of work. If no one is placed, you pay nothing.

How are candidates vetted before I see them?

Every presented profile passes multiple checks: biometric identity verification against the passport, independent verification of trade certificates and references by our in-country teams, a structured trade skills assessment, and ILO-compliant sourcing standards. Verification status is visible on every profile.

How long does it take to get a worker on site?

A typical placement takes 10 to 30 weeks from posting to first day. Matching and interviews usually take one to three weeks; the rest is visa processing, which depends on the destination country’s authorities. You track every stage live in your pipeline dashboard.

Who handles the work visa or work permit?

As the employer you sponsor the legal work-authorisation pathway required by the destination country. Our team manages the candidate’s file with you: police clearance where required, medical report coordination, document legalisation, translation and filing support.

Which trades and source countries are available?

More than 25 skilled trades: welders, electricians, pipe fitters, plumbers, CNC operators, scaffolders, crane operators, HVAC technicians, carpenters, construction and agricultural workers, truck drivers, nurses and care workers. Candidates can register from any country in the world — including across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

Is this compliant with local labour and immigration law?

Yes. Placements are structured around official destination-specific work-authorisation pathways and follow ILO fair-recruitment principles. EU posted-worker rules, Gulf work-permit systems, Russian work authorisation, US sponsorship and Australian visa pathways are handled according to the relevant market. Candidate data is handled under GDPR with data minimisation.

What happens if a candidate declines or doesn’t arrive?

You owe nothing. The success fee is tied to a confirmed first day of employment, so the risk of a hire that doesn’t materialise stays with us, not with you. Your pipeline keeps alternative shortlisted candidates warm so you can move quickly.

Can I manage workers I already employ on the platform?

Yes. The Private Employer Dashboard lets you add existing (off-platform) workers alongside platform hires: a central document vault, automatic expiry alerts for permits and safety certificates, and compliance-ready exports. Pipeline tracking for platform hires is free; Starter and Pro tiers add capacity.

More questions? See how the platform works or contact our team.

Start with a hiring hub

Begin with the broad hiring pages below, then move into profession and corridor pages once you know the shortage occupation or source market you want to activate.

Worker stories

Real Workers. Real Jobs Worldwide.

We hired 14 welders from Vietnam for our Bucharest plant. The process was transparent from day one — documents were clean, visa timelines were met, and workers arrived ready to start. We've already posted three more roles.

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Mihai Constantin
HR Director · Construct Steel RO

Posted three CNC machinist roles on a Friday afternoon. By Monday we had six shortlisted profiles with verified certifications. We only paid when the first worker signed their contract. Exactly the model we needed.

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Jan Becker
Operations Manager · Precimech GmbH

Finding scaffolders with IPAF certificates used to take months. WorkersFromAsia connected us with TESDA-certified candidates from the Philippines in two weeks. The compliance checklist gave us full peace of mind for the Belgian labour inspection.

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Luc Vermeersch
Site Manager · BelgoConst NV

We've placed workers from India and Vietnam across our three French sites. The Guaranteed Arrival Program gave our finance team the assurance they needed — if a worker doesn't show, we're not left exposed. A genuinely different offering.

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Pierre Delacour
Production Director · AtomicWeld SA

The WKA compliance documents were pre-checked before any worker set foot on our site. That saved us from a potential €90,000 fine. Worth every cent of the placement fee.

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Sven Hoekstra
Procurement & HR Lead · DeltaPipe Netherlands BV
ILO-compliant · Ethical recruitmentGDPR-compliant data processingTransparent one-time 8%-of-salary model

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