Hire Indian Workers for Jebel Ali Free Zone
Warehouse, assembly, maintenance and office-support staff for companies licensed in JAFZA — recruited in India by an agency whose own Dubai office is inside the zone.
A Free Zone With Its Own Employment Channel
Jebel Ali Free Zone lies beside Jebel Ali Port at the south-western edge of Dubai and is one of the region’s best-known trade and logistics zones. Its tenants include regional distribution centres, importers and re-exporters, light manufacturers and assembly plants, equipment service depots and trading offices. Nearly all of them employ storekeepers, forklift operators, packers, machine operators and technicians, and many rely on staff recruited from India.
What sets JAFZA apart for an HR manager is the administrative channel. A company licensed in the zone does not obtain work permits from MOHRE as a mainland firm would. Employment visas, employee ID cards and contract registration are applied for through the free-zone authority’s own system, using its forms and templates. Our Dubai office is in Jebel Ali Free Zone, so we deal with these steps as neighbours as well as recruiters.
Roles We Deploy
Why JAFZA Companies Recruit Through Us
- We work from an office inside the zone, so meetings, document hand-overs and candidate arrivals are straightforward
- Indian logistics hubs and port cities supply warehouse staff already used to scanners, stock systems and container work
- Candidates are briefed on free-zone specifics such as gate access and employee ID cards before they travel
- Selection is evidence-based: equipment operating tests, numeracy checks for store roles and interviews with your supervisors
- A licensed Indian agency means the emigration side is lawful and traceable for your auditors and head office
The Free-Zone Hiring Path
We check the positions against your JAFZA licence activities and available visa allocation, then collect the demand letter and authorisation.
Shortlisted candidates take practical or written tests and are interviewed by your team; offers are issued on the authority’s template.
Your company files the employment visa application on the free-zone portal while we complete eMigrate and emigration clearance for each worker.
On arrival workers take the medical fitness test, give Emirates ID biometrics, receive the residence visa and are issued their free-zone ID before starting.
Pay, Conditions & Timeline
Pay inside the free zone is governed by the same federal position as the mainland: no general statutory minimum wage, with the contract deciding. JAFZA employers normally state basic salary and allowances separately, or provide accommodation and transport directly from nearby Jebel Ali or Dubai Investments Park housing. The UAE Labour Law applies in the zone, so overtime premiums, leave and end-of-service gratuity work as they do elsewhere. Salary payment is monitored under arrangements set by the zone authority instead of directly by MOHRE, so ask the authority what it currently requires. India’s minimum referral wages bind the offer in either case.
Employers pay recruitment and visa costs; neither UAE nor Indian rules allow these to be loaded onto the worker. Dubai’s health insurance requirement also covers free-zone staff. Yard and container crews working outside are subject to the summer midday break. Once the zone has approved the visa, travel usually happens within our 1 to 25 day GCC range — an estimate based on experience, not a guarantee, and procedures are revised from time to time.
Figures are indicative market ranges and not a quotation; the signed service agreement governs. See our Terms & Conditions.
Employer FAQs
How does hiring in JAFZA differ from hiring on the Dubai mainland?
On the mainland, MOHRE issues the work permit and registers the contract. In JAFZA, the free-zone authority performs that role through its own portal, with its own contract template, fees and employee ID card. Medical testing, Emirates ID and the residence visa are still required in both cases.
Can JAFZA-visa employees work at a client site outside the zone?
Not automatically. A free-zone visa is tied to the licensed company and its premises, and work on the mainland generally needs additional permission. If roles involve outside sites, raise it before applying so the correct route is chosen.
Does the UAE Labour Law apply inside Jebel Ali Free Zone?
Yes. JAFZA is not one of the financial free zones with separate employment laws, so the federal labour law applies, administered locally through the zone authority.
Is there a limit on how many visas our JAFZA company can obtain?
Free zones usually link visa allocation to the type and size of the leased facility. Check your current allocation with the authority before placing a large order, because it determines how many workers can be processed at once.
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