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"Unit down at workforce intake hub three. Remaining units contain."Overwatch Voice

The workforce is the Combine's primary source of labor within Combine-controlled urban areas on Earth. Comprised of primarily of Citizen volunteers, the name and purpose of this organization and its branches varies greatly dependent upon interpretation.

Overview[]

Consequently, Citizens are generally coaxed to participate in various work assignments, whether forcibly conscripted or voluntarily joining Combine-affiliated organizations such as Civil Protection. Voluntarily opting for these roles provides them several benefits, including access to superior meals, improved living conditions, and the promise of preserving their families. Within these responsibilities, there are numerous branches of employment within the Combine for Citizens.

Branches[]

Engineer Core[]

Combine Workers diligently engage in a variety of tasks; such as connecting cables and equipment to power sources and Combine reactors. They are often involved in the maintenance or construction of Combine technology or other infrastructure. Most of them wear dark green coveralls, fingerless gloves and short grey vests, with their legs caked in dirt. Their helmets and masks are identical to that of Hazmat Workers, however unlike these colleagues, they opt to leave the hood and filter on their vest collars detached while performing duties. Some Workers also wear orange coveralls and black vests with a fluorescent green Combine logo on the arm.

Infestation Control[]

Employed as cleanup crews and researchers, Hazmat Workers are stationed primarily in and around the Quarantine Zone to stem the infestation of alien flora and fauna from Xen. Most of them wear yellow hazmat suits, green neoprene heavy-duty gloves, black rubber boots, and helmets identical to that of Combine Workers. On the collar of their suits is a hood that could be pulled up to cover their heads, and a filter that is attached to the mouths of their masks. They carry black tanks on their backs that feed oxygen through a hose directly into a valve on the suits' left breast. There are also female Hazmat Workers who wear white hooded jumpsuits and blue boots, and are only seen in the zombified form.

Infestation Control units utilize a repertoire of Combine-issued hazmat equipment including stirring barrels, bodybags, scientific equipment, and even specialized Force Fields to establish checkpoints all over the quarantine zones. Their major means of repelling Xen flora is by spraying an orange fluid known as Cleanup Solution into the environment like expanding foam. Once this foam solidifies, it becomes a hollow, hard shell that effectively seals off Xen growths. This solution is produced by Antlions through an extraction process.

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