Pay people properly
Fair pay isn't charity — it's why our people show up, stay, and answer the call when it matters.
Our story
A community, not a database.
Calima exists for a simple reason: capable people deserve to be paid properly and treated like people — and businesses deserve workers who actually show up. We built a community around both.
Oskar Morad came to Melbourne from Cali, Colombia with US$800 to his name — and an eye that wouldn't look away. Everywhere he looked, capable people were working hard for less than they were worth.
Fifty dollars of flyers started a service built on one promise: pay people properly, give businesses absolute reliability, and run it hands-on — never from a desk.
The turning point came when a client's factory worker called in sick. Oskar sent a replacement who worked so well they kept him on — the first Calima placement. That same standard now anchors hundreds of placements across six cities.
Today, Calima runs three connected businesses on one community: labour hire across Australia and New Zealand, permanent engineering and IT recruitment, and a global Latin-American talent network that no agency can replicate.
“When a client calls with an urgent shift, we reach workers in minutes — not hours. That's not a database. That's a community.”
Oskar Morad · Founder
The promises behind the work.
Absolute reliability
If we say a crew is on-site by the morning brief, they're there. Reliability is the whole product.
Run it hands-on
A direct line to a decision-maker — never a call centre, never a runaround.
Careers, not placements
From a casual shift to a permanent role, we help people build something — and they bring that pride to your site.
Backed by the community we serve.
- 2025ALABC Business AwardsFinalist — Australia–Latin American Business Council
- 2025City of Knox Business AwardsFinalist — Knox, Victoria
Hundreds of placements · a national talent pool · operating since 2020.
Let's build something reliable.
Tell us what you need staffed, when and where. We aim to reply within two business hours with availability and transparent rates.