All publications: Utilities (gas, electricity, water, waste management)
Policy guidelines
Policy guidelines for the promotion of decent work in recycling
In accordance with established procedures, these guidelines were approved at the 355th Session (November 2025) of the Governing Body of the ILO.
Report
Employment in the circular economy: Leveraging circularity to create decent work
Record of proceedings
Record of proceedings - Meeting of Experts to discuss and adopt policy guidelines for the promotion of decent work in recycling
WASH@Work: a Self-Training Handbook (revised)
The ILO Sectoral Policies and Governance and Tripartism Departments presents a revised version of this 2016 handbook with four self-training modules which adapt existing ILO training tools on OSH to provide workers and employers with the necessary...
Report
Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers: An Initial Assessment
Sanitation workers provide an invaluable service that many of us notice only when confronted with locked, blocked, or filthy toilets; overflowing septic tanks; or beaches contaminated with sewage. These workers are vital to the proper functioning of...
Working paper
Wastewater and jobs: The Decent Work approach to reducing untreated wastewater
This working paper discusses the potential of investments of wastewater and how they impact productivity, livelihoods, job creation, skills needs, occupational safety and health, and women’s employment. It further identifies the respective roles of...
Recycling and Managing Waste
WARM: Work Adjustment for Recycling and Managing Waste
Action manual for waste collectors and communities to promote their joint actions in improving safety, health and efficiency in waste collection and management.
SECTOR Notes: Impact of the Global Economic Recession On the Utilities Sector
Strengthening social dialogue in the utilities sector in Malawi: The impact of structural reforms on social dialogue
Working Paper 273
Strengthening social dialogue in the utilities sector in Nigeria
Working Paper 272
SECTOR Note - Utilities sector