Manpower & HR solutions for oil & gas, construction and infrastructure across Iraq — planned, recruited, cleared, trained and deployed from our head office in Basra.
UNION — Al-Etehad Company is an HR solutions and manpower provider based in Basra. We plan, recruit, vet, train and deploy professional, skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers for oilfield, gas-field and construction companies across Iraq.
Collaboration creates an effective, well-trained workforce and a real sense of community — we consider it essential to success. We work together as one team, and side by side with our clients and candidates, to achieve the best possible result.
Founded in Basra
Workforce levels
Oil & gas trades
Security coordination
“We value every customer and their requirements — and we earn their trust through friendliness, fairness and openness.”
International companies UNION has contracted with include:
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Sectors we serve
People are our greatest asset
Our success depends on impeccable customer service — and it is our people who make it happen. Employees are our greatest asset and our best investment.
How we invest in our peopleUNION provides trusted, consultative HR services by truly listening and responding to our clients and candidates. From workforce planning to aftercare, we manage every step — so you can focus on running your operations.
The right headcount, skills and timing for each phase of your project.
Sourcing, selecting and mobilising complete teams to your site.
Every candidate checked in coordination with the Ministry of Interior.
Induction, safety training and skills courses for every deployment.
Benefit and insurance arrangements for the staff we deploy.
Supervision, appraisal and fair handling of staff issues.
One partner for your whole workforce — from the engineers who plan the job to the crews who deliver it.
All workforce levels
Every candidate is screened, cleared and briefed before deployment.
Every business is different — and so are the people you hire. Our strict, result-focused procedure is thorough, methodical and organised, from the first brief to the first day on site.
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In-depth assessment of the client’s staffing needs.
Client consensus on the scope and responsibilities of every role.
Finding, testing and interviewing qualified candidates through our network.
Vetting in coordination with the Ministry of Interior (MOI).
The list of successful candidates goes to the client for final selection.
Orientation, safety training and mobilisation to site.
Our quality objective is simple and it guides everything we do: executing every job diligently and on time. Four habits make it happen.
Selection against the real job requirements — skills, experience and attitude.
Induction, PPE and training completed before mobilisation.
Follow-up on site with the worker and the client supervisor.
Quick action on performance issues and replacements.
Onshore and offshore oil and gas, buildings, bridges and utility networks, plant and logistics — supplied by one partner from Basra.
All services
We can meet all your staffing needs for the oil and gas industry — drilling, rigging, pipeline, process and field support crews.
Read moreThe crews, operators and supervisors that keep building and infrastructure projects on schedule.
Read moreQualified operators, drivers and logistics staff that keep every site supplied and productive.
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Tell us about your project — the roles, the timing and the site — and we will put the right team in place.