Construction Labour Supply in Pakistan
Masons, steel fixers, shuttering carpenters, plumbers, tile fitters, painters, machine operators, helpers and site supervisors supplied to builders, contractors and developers across Pakistan.
Khawaja Manpower (SMC-Private) Limited — a registered Pakistani company
What we fix before we quote
- The activity — grey structure, finishing or one package
- Trades, numbers and the ratio between them
- Stage of work and how long the team is needed
- Site access, hours, and who provides which tools
- Accommodation, transport and food for out-of-city sites
Every trade a site actually runs on
Supply a mason without a helper and the mason spends half his day carrying material. We propose the trade mix with the headcount, not after it.
| Worker category | Typical site work |
|---|---|
| Masons / raj mistri | Brickwork, block work, plaster, screed, boundary walls, finishing |
| Steel fixers (sariya work) | Cutting, bending, binding and placing rebar for slabs, columns, beams, footings |
| Shuttering carpenters | Formwork for columns, beams, slabs and stairs; shuttering and de-shuttering |
| Plumbers & pipe fitters | Internal plumbing, sanitary fixing, drainage and water supply lines |
| Tile fitters & marble fixers | Floor and wall tiles, marble and granite laying, skirting, bathrooms |
| Painters & polish workers | Putty, emulsion, enamel, weather coat, wood polish, touch-up |
| Helpers & general labourers | Material shifting, mixing, curing, cleaning, support to every trade |
| Site supervisors & foremen | Gang control, daily targets, material issue, attendance, execution quality |
Need other trades on the same site? Add welders, electricians, drivers or a civil engineer to the same requirement and keep it on one contract.
A vague requirement is the whole problem
Almost every dispute in labour supply traces back to something that was never written down. Who brings the hand tools. Whether the rate assumed a helper. What happens when the slab pour runs past midnight. We settle these before we quote, not after the team is on site.
So we fix five things with you first: the activity, the trades and their ratio, the stage and duration, the site conditions and tools policy, and — for any site away from the workers’ home city — accommodation, transport and food. All of it in the quotation, in writing.
It takes one extra conversation at the start. It removes the argument that otherwise arrives in week three.
Each trade is checked the way a site judges it
Not a conversation about experience — a task, watched.
Masons
Line and level of a sample course, joint quality, plumb of the wall, plaster finish.
Steel fixers
Reading a bar bending schedule, then cutting, bending, binding, spacing, lapping and cover blocks.
Shuttering carpenters
A small formwork sample — alignment, bracing, props, line and level.
Tile fitters and painters
A sample patch judged on level, joints, edges and surface finish.
Every trade, on safety
Helmet, harness at height, safe material handling. Checked, not assumed.
Every worker, on identity
CNIC verified through NADRA, references checked, police character certificate on request.
You will not find bricks-per-day or square-feet-per-day figures here. Output depends on your site, your material supply and your access — any number we printed would be a number we could not stand behind.
From requirement to a crew on site
Larger requirements start with a site visit, because a drawing and a site rarely agree.
Send the requirement
Trades, number of workers, site location, stage of work, shift timing and duration.
Site visit or scoping call
For larger packages, so the trade mix and headcount match the actual site rather than an estimate.
Shortlist and trade test
Skilled trades do a practical task. Helpers are screened on fitness for the work and on references.
You approve
In person for twin-cities clients, or from photographs and a short video elsewhere.
Deployment and ongoing support
Crew on site with documents and a foreman. Attendance, payroll and replacement stay our job for contract workers.
Gang supply or individual workers, on our payroll or yours
Most sites want a crew that already works together. Some only need to fill a gap.
| Gang / team supply | Individual workers | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A ready crew — masons with helpers, steel fixers with binders | One or a few workers added to your existing crew |
| Supervision | A named supervisor or foreman included | Your own site staff supervise |
| Best for | Full activities: grey structure, slab cycles, plaster, finishing | Filling a gap, or replacing a worker who left |
| Invoicing | One invoice for the team | Per worker |
| Payroll | Ours on contract, yours on permanent hiring | Ours on contract, yours on permanent hiring |
On the contract model the crew stays on Khawaja Manpower’s payroll and salary, attendance, EOBI and provincial social security are handled by us. On permanent hiring you employ them directly and pay a one-time fee. Tell us the duration and the headcount and we will say which costs less.
The projects our crews go to
Builders, developers and sub-contractors taking labour-only packages.
Housing societies and private builders
Bahria Town, DHA and newer schemes — slab cycles, plaster and finishing crews.
Commercial buildings
Plazas, showrooms, offices and mixed-use projects, usually phase by phase.
Warehouses and industrial sheds
Structural and finishing packages alongside the steel-structure team.
Factory expansions
Civil work running in parallel with production, often on restricted hours.
Renovation and fit-out
Schools, clinics, offices, homes and shops, where finish quality is the whole job.
Sub-contractors
Taking labour-only packages from a main contractor, with the crew on our payroll.
Registered with the bodies that matter
We are a registered Pakistani company and a registered employer. Incorporation, tax and statutory registrations are all in place, and the documents are shared directly with clients during vendor prequalification.
SECP
Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan — our company incorporation
EOBI
Employees' Old-Age Benefits Institution — registered employer, contributions filed monthly
Provincial social security
PESSI, SESSI, IESSI or ESSI — registered by the worker's place of work
FBR
Federal Board of Revenue — tax registration and proper tax invoices
Companies the Khawaja Manpower group has worked with
Three decades of manpower, outsourcing and payroll work across energy, engineering and industry — for operators who audit their vendors before they appoint them.
Client names and marks are the property of their respective owners and are shown to describe past engagements of the Khawaja Manpower group.
Tools, timelines and what we will not claim
Tools. Which hand tools the worker brings and which the site provides is the single commonest dispute in labour supply. We agree it in writing at the quotation stage, for every trade on the job.
Timelines. Helpers and general labour mobilise faster than trade-tested skilled workers, and a large gang goes out in batches so your work can start earlier. We confirm the dates in writing before you commit rather than publishing a turnaround we cannot always meet.
Certifications. We do not claim OSHA training, certified scaffolders or any safety certification. Workers are checked on basic site safety — that is honest, and it is what we can show you.
Our office is in Rawalpindi. For out-of-city sites, tell us whether the site provides a labour camp or we should quote for accommodation. We supply inside Pakistan only and we do not supply security guards.
Frequently asked questions
Do you supply labour for a single activity, like only shuttering or only rebar?
Yes. We supply labour-only packages by activity — steel fixing, shuttering, plaster, tiling or painting — as well as full site crews. Tell us the activity and the target output and we propose the gang size and trade mix.
Are construction workers tested, or only interviewed?
Skilled trades are tested on a practical task — masons, steel fixers, shuttering carpenters and tile fitters all do real work before they are presented. Helpers are screened on fitness for the job and on references.
Mujhe apni site ke liye mason aur sariya wale chahiye — kaise mangwaun?
WhatsApp par trade (mason, steel fixer), workers ki tadaad, site ka address, kaam ka stage aur duration bhej dein. Bari requirement par site visit karte hain, phir trade test ke baad team site par bheji jati hai. Deployment ki date pehle likh kar di jati hai.
Can you provide a supervisor with the team?
Yes. Gang supply normally includes a named supervisor or foreman. If you need a qualified engineer rather than a foreman, see civil engineer recruitment.
Who pays the workers’ salary, EOBI and social security?
On the contract model, we do. Workers stay on our payroll and we handle salary, attendance, EOBI and provincial social security. On permanent hiring you employ them directly and pay a one-time fee.
What if a worker leaves mid-project or does not perform?
Tell us and we replace him from our standby list. For contract workers this is included for the contract term, and the replacement time is written into the contract before the crew mobilises.
More from Khawaja Manpower
A site needs more than one trade. These are the rest.
Send your site requirement
Tell us the trades, the headcount, the site location, the stage of work and how long you need the crew. You get a team plan, a quote, and the tools and accommodation terms in writing.
